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General NewsSki Lifts Used to Dry Rice in Niigata Prefecture, ‘Sky Rice’ to be Available to Buy Online
Sheaves of rice hang from ski lifts to dry in the sun in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture.
...October 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSpecial Diet Session to Come Unusually Late after LDP Race, as Party Deals with Coalition Talks
In an unprecedented move, an extraordinary Diet session is expected to be convened in mid-October...
October 1, 2025
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EconomyJapan Big Makers’ Sentiment Improves Further: BOJ Tankan
Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)—Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for two...
October 1, 2025
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CompaniesMizuho Securities to Focus on Wealthy Clients, Firms
Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—Mizuho Securities Co. plans to reorganize and expand its workforce t...
October 1, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 1)
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October 1, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Hits 2 Homers for Dodgers in Playoff Opener against Reds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer in the first inning and added a two-run driv...
October 1, 2025
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General NewsAshiya Mayor in Japan,’s Hyogo Prefecture Makes Time’s List of 100 Influential Emerging People
New York, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—Ryosuke Takashima, mayor of Ashiya, a city in Hyogo Prefecture, w...
October 1, 2025
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BaseballSeiya Suzuki and Kelly Hit Back-to-Back Homers as the Cubs Top the Padres 3-1 in Playoff Opener
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Chicago Cubs be...
October 1, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends at Three-Week Low on Profit-Taking as Second Half of Fiscal Year Begins (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended at a three-week low on Wednesday in a...
October 1, 2025
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BaseballMasahiro Tanaka Becomes 4th Pitcher to Hit 200 Wins in Japan, U.S. Career
Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)—Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has hit combined 200 career wins in t...
October 1, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Homers to Lead off Dodgers’ NL Wild Card Opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered leading off for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the...
October 1, 2025
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CompaniesJAL Removes 6 Pilots with Drinking Risk from Flight Duties, Over a Dozen with Possible Risk
Japan Airlines submitted recurrence prevention measures to the transport ministry on Tuesday, inc...
October 1, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Sept Factory Activity Falls at Fastest Pace in Six Months, PMI Shows
TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity shrank at the fastest pace in six months ...
October 1, 2025
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Associated PressMLB Spending Disparity on Display in Playoffs as $509 Million Dodgers Take on $121 Million Reds
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's economic disparity is on display in the playoffs, where the Los Angele...
October 1, 2025
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Associated PressStrong Earthquake Kills 31 People in a Central Philippine Region Hit by Deadly Storm Just Days Ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and ...
October 1, 2025