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Associated PressJews Are Celebrating Sukkot, a 7-Day Holiday Intended as a Time of Joy
Sukkot, a weeklong Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, started a...
October 8, 2025
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EconomyJapan Aug. Real Wages Down for 8th Month
Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index fell 1.4 pct year-on-year i...
October 8, 2025
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BaseballHawks’ Hurlers Tie for PL Titles on Final Day of Regular Season
Right-hander Kohei Arihara notched his 14th win and closer Kazuki Sugiyama earned his 31st save, ...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsPowerful Typhoon Halong on Pacific Ocean near Japan on Wednesday, Approaching South of Tokyo on Thursday (Update 2)
Powerful Typhoon Halong was located northwest of Japan’s far southern Ogasawara Islands and was m...
October 8, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Carmaker Honda Suspends Orders of New Prelude at Some Dealerships as Car Proves to Be Too Popular
Honda Motor Co. has temporarily stopped taking orders for its new Prelude coupe at some dealershi...
October 8, 2025
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Science‘Man of Belief’: Japanese Nobel Prize Winner Sakaguchi Pursues Research Despite Skepticism from Peers
“A man of belief.”
This is how many of his fellow researchers describe Shimon Sakaguchi, ...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Exhibition Features Paintings, Documents from Wars in Asia Pacific Region, Including Pacific War and Vietnam War
Paintings, documents and other images related to the wars in the Asia Pacific region, such as the...
October 7, 2025
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Reuters(UPDATE) Clarke, Devoret and Martinis win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel...
October 7, 2025
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ReutersClarke, Devoret and Martinis Win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel...
October 7, 2025
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CompaniesAsahi Cyberattack Leaves Rivals Struggling to Meet Uptick in Demand from Restaurants, Department Stores
The cyberattack on Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is having a knock-on effect on Japan’s other major b...
October 7, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentNew LDP Head Takaichi Announces Key Positions, with Aso Faction Members Taking Precedent
New Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi officially announced her executive appointm...
October 7, 2025
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General NewsDerailed Train in Tokyo was 19 Meters Out of Position; 650,000 Passengers Affected by Suspended Service
The out-of-service train that partly derailed in an accident on Sunday had stopped approximately ...
October 7, 2025
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Associated PressUNESCO Nominates Egyptian as Its New Director Following US Withdrawal
PARIS (AP) — UNESCO is slated to have its first director from the Arab world after an Egyptian fo...
October 7, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Komeito Considers Future of Coalition with LDP, Amid Concerns about Takaichi’s Stance on Yasukuni, Foreign Residents
Komeito discussed its response to the election of Sanae Takaichi as president of the Liberal Demo...
October 7, 2025
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ScienceNobel Prize Win Starts to Feel Real for Sakaguchi; Laureate Hopes to Apply Findings to Medical Treatments
It was starting to feel real to Shimon Sakaguchi on Tuesday — he did in fact win the 2025 Nobel P...
October 7, 2025