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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Cabinet Starts Work with Response to N. Korea Firing Ballistic Missiles, New PM Instructs Officials to Confirm Launch
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet started work on Wednesday, the day after it was establish...
October 22, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialLaunch of Takaichi Cabinet: Is New Administration a Turning Point for a New Era? / Fiscal Discipline Should Not be Disregarded
Japan’s first female prime minister has appeared. Will this be an opportunity to break through th...
October 22, 2025
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General NewsShohei Ohtani Appears on Blackboard at His Alma Mater; Chalk Art Commemorates Anniversary of Star’s Declaration of Major League Dream
Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, appeared on a blackboa...
October 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Komeito Grapples with Role of Opposition Party, Expresses Concerns Over Decisions Made by LDP-JIP Coalition
With Komeito now an opposition party, it is grappling with how to maintain an appropriate politic...
October 22, 2025
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Washington PostUkraine Sends Robots to War to Break Battlefield Deadlock
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine - The Russian troops poked the piece of cardboard out of their foxhole, t...
October 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Seeks Party Unity in New Cabinet; LDP Campaign Rivals Named to Key Posts
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has demonstrated a “united party front” by appointing her rivals in...
October 22, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Tariffs Bring India’s Massive Garment Industry to Its Knees
TIRUPPUR, India - If the tag on your T-shirt says “Made in India,” there’s a good chance it came ...
October 22, 2025
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Washington Post‘It Broke Me’: Inside the FBI Hunt for the Online Predators Who Persuaded a 13-Year-Old to Die
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - The early-morning fog had yet to rise when police found the 13-year-old boy i...
October 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJIP’s Endo Expected to Play Important Role in Coalition, Set to Use Extensive Experience to Act as Mediator
The Japan Innovation Party’s Takashi Endo, who was appointed as a special adviser to Prime Minist...
October 22, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFormer PM Shinzo Abe Killer’s Mother to Testify in Court
Nara, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)—The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for killing former Prime Mini...
October 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentFirst Gentleman Yamamoto Wants to Be ‘Stealth Husband’; Will Provide Support Without Drawing Attention
Since Sanae Takaichi has been chosen Prime Minister, her husband, former House of Representatives...
October 22, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 22)
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October 22, 2025
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Defense & SecurityNew Japan PM Takaichi Mulls Early Review of Nation’s Defense Spending
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that she plans to instruct her administration to move ...
October 22, 2025
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General NewsSeason’s 1st Bird Flu Infection in Japan Confirmed in Hokkaido
Sapporo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)—The Hokkaido government in northern Japan on Wednesday reported the...
October 22, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Household Goods Retailer Nakagawa Opens Pop-Up Store in London
NARA — Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten, an established Nara-based company planning and retailing house...
October 22, 2025