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General NewsBody Found near Inn Where Employee Went Missing in Apparent Bear Attack in Iwate Pref.
MORIOKA -- A body was found on Friday morning in the mountains near an inn in Iwate Prefecture wh...
October 17, 2025
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ScienceComet Lemmon Making Closest Approach to Earth, To Be Seen between Oct. 23 and Nov. 2
Comet Lemmon, discovered in January, is approaching Earth, giving skywatchers the rare opportunit...
October 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJIP Sets Policy Goals for Talks with LDP; Proposed Ban on Corporate Donations Could Be a Sticking Point
The Japan Innovation Party has 12 categories of policy measures that it seeks to implement throug...
October 17, 2025
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CompaniesAsahi Beer Brewing Still Reeling from Russian Cyberattack; Stock Running Low at Some Stores
The impact from the computer system failure sparked by a cyberattack at major food and beverage c...
October 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Opposition Parties Komeito, DPFP Strengthen Alliance as Both Distance Themselves from LDP
Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People are becoming closer following Komeito’s decision ...
October 17, 2025
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ObituariesFormer Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama Dies at 101 （Update1）
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama has died at 101, it was learned Friday.
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MusicKent Nagano brings finesse, intensity to YNSO in 2 concerts in Yokohama, Tokyo
Kent Nagano made his much-awaited debut with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra (YNSO) with tw...
October 17, 2025
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Travel SpotsAutumn Leaves to Turn Fiery Red; Hakodate Garden to Start Illumination Event Today
SAPPORO — An event lighting up trees to spotlight their changing colors will begin on Friday at K...
October 17, 2025
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Associated PressMicrosoft: Russia, China Increasingly Using AI to Escalate Cyberattacks on the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artific...
October 17, 2025
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Associated PressClash between Indonesian Army and Insurgents Leaves 14 Dead in a Village in Papua Region
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's military said Thursday it reclaimed a village in the restiv...
October 17, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 17)
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October 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Seeks to Build Majority for PM Election in House of Representatives
The Liberal Democratic Party is focusing on building a majority in the House of Representatives t...
October 17, 2025
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Travel SpotsFall Leaves Excite Clmbers Excited in Japan’s Akita Pref.; Yellow Beech Trees, Red Maples Elicit Cheers
AKITA - Autumn leaves are at their peak on Mt. Moriyoshi in Kita-Akita, Akita Prefecture, and the...
October 17, 2025
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Associated PressKenya Police Fire at Mourners and 2 Die as Violence Erupts at Viewing of Body of Ex-Premier Odinga
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police opened fire Thursday, killing two people as they tried to con...
October 17, 2025
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ReutersJapanese Shares Fall as Banks Track US Peers Lower, Yen Gains Also Weigh (Update 1)
TOKYO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Japanese shares fell on Friday, as bank shares declined on signs of cre...
October 17, 2025