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Toyota May Import U.S.-Made Vehicles To Japan During Trump Visit

Toyota May Import U.S.-Made Vehicles To Japan During Trump Visit (ニュース)
NEWS AZ
 
Toyota may announce plans to import U.S.-made cars to Japan during President Trump’s visit. The move could help narrow Japan’s trade deficit with the U.S.
Toyota Motor Corp may announce ...

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Japan Provides US$4.5 Million To Laos For UXO Clearance

Japan Provides US$4.5 Million To Laos For UXO Clearance (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The funds will enable UXO Lao to clear confirmed hazardous areas and utilise modern equipment, such as heavy and light transport vehicles, including trucks with trailers and pic...

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European Leaders Congratulate Takaichi Becoming New Japan PM

European Leaders Congratulate Takaichi Becoming New Japan PM (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
European leaders have celebrated in social media posts the inauguration of new Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.
"Congratulations...on your historic vote as Japan's first female prim...

Event [October 22, 2025] More

Shohei Ohtani Appears on Blackboard at His Alma Mater; Chalk Art Commemorates Anniversary of Star’s Declaration of Major League Dream

Shohei Ohtani Appears on Blackboard at His Alma Mater; Chalk Art Commemorates Anniversary of Star’s Declaration of Major League Dream (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, appeared on a blackboard at his alma mater, Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Tu...

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Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 1,223 B. Yen in Fiscal 1st Half

Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 1,223 B. Yen in Fiscal 1st Half (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of ¥1,223.8 billion in April-September, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday.
Exports in the first half of fiscal 20...

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Quasi-Permanent UNSC Seat Needed for Japan: Ex-Official

Quasi-Permanent UNSC Seat Needed for Japan: Ex-Official (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan should encourage the United Nations to establish quasi-permanent Security Council membership and pursue the position, former senior U.N. official Kiyotaka Akasaka has said.
"Quasi-pe...

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Japan Allows Over-The-Counter 'Morning After' Pill For First Time

Japan Allows Over-The-Counter 'Morning After' Pill For First Time (ニュース)
BBC
 
Japan has for the first time approved over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, its manufacturer says, allowing women in the country to take the medication without prescripti...

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Tokyo Losing Another Iconic Arcade With Announced Closure Of 40-Year-Old Ikebukuro Game Center

Tokyo Losing Another Iconic Arcade With Announced Closure Of 40-Year-Old Ikebukuro Game Center (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is one of the last bastions of video game arcade culture, but these are tumultuous times for the industry. It’s not just little local arcades that have been closing their doors,...

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Malware Attack On Japan Office Supplier Askul Halts Services Of Other Firms

Malware Attack On Japan Office Supplier Askul Halts Services Of Other Firms (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Retailers that commission their delivery operations to a subsidiary of online stationery retailer Askul Corp said Monday they have halted services of their online stores following a r...

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Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi On Track To Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi On Track To Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister (ニュース)
AP NEWS
 
Japan’s governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first female prime minister, after finding a badly needed replacement for a crucial partner that left h...

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Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko Turns 91

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko Turns 91 (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and mother of Emperor Naruhito, marked her 91st birthday on Monday.
 
The Empress Emerita broke her right thigh bone in O...

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Average Price Of Rice In Japan Falls For Fourth Straight Week

Average Price Of Rice In Japan Falls For Fourth Straight Week (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministr...

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Influenza Cases In Japan Surge 50% Week On Week

Influenza Cases In Japan Surge 50% Week On Week (ニュース)
NHK
 
Health authorities in Japan are urging people to take precautions against influenza. They say cases nationwide have surged by about 50 percent in the space of a week.
The Japan Institute for ...

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Japan to Conduct Survey on Online Hate Speech

Japan to Conduct Survey on Online Hate Speech (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese Justice Ministry is considering conducting the first nationwide survey on online hate speech against foreign visitors and residents in fiscal 2026.
As discriminatory posts aga...

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Japan To Improve Bear Population Control Steps Amid Death Spike

Japan To Improve Bear Population Control Steps Amid Death Spike (ニュース)
VOI.ID
 
Japanese authorities will take stricter steps to control their bear population, Japan's Environment Minister said Friday, after a recent record of death from a bear attack.
Japan set bears...

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