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N. Korea fires missile over Japan territory

Without warning, North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Tuesday morning that flew over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean.

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Gates of light

People admire the Senbon Torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto. About 200 lights in bamboo holders were placed along the approximately 150-meter path, which starts behind the shrine's main building. These are the first full-scale nighttime illuminations at Fushimi Inari Taisha since 2011, when it commemorated the…

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Murakami caps Triple Crown season with 56th home run

Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami became the first player in 18 years to win a batting Triple Crown in Japan pro baseball, and he capped it in dramatic fashion by breaking one of Japan's most cherished records in his final at-bat of his final game of the regular season.

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Crown Prince Akishino, family host visiting Bhutan royalty in Tokyo

Crown Prince Akishino and his family hosted Bhutan's Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck and her two sons in Tokyo on Monday.

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Government to retaliate by expelling Russian consul from Japan

Tokyo is making arrangements to expel a Russian consul in retaliation for Moscow doing the same to a Japanese consul in Vladivostok.

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46% don't support Kishida Cabinet, Yomiuri opinion poll shows

For the first time since Fumio Kishida became prime minister on Oct. 4, 2021, more people disapprove than approve of his administration, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun poll.

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Poll: Kishida failed to win understanding for Abe state funeral

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet are being buffeted by three controversial issues: the Unification Church, the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the soaring prices of goods, according to a recent Yomiuri Shimbun public opinion poll.

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IOC chief cancels trip to Japan

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to Tokyo to participate in an Oct. 16 event commemorating the first anniversary of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympics, sources close to the matter said Monday.

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Sunshine 60 deck crowded before closure

The observation deck was crowded at the Sunshine 60 skyscraper near Tokyo's JR Ikebukuro Station on Sunday, the last day before the floor was to close for renovations.

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Political Pulse / Opposition parties must show they have ability to govern

As the extraordinary Diet session begins in October, opposition parties will take center stage. They will be questioning Cabinet ministers and government officials to keep a harsh spotlight on the deep relations between the religious group known as the Unification Church and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The church is…

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EV car-sharing programs expanding in municipalities

An increasing number of municipalities are teaming up with car-sharing service operators to use electric vehicles while renting them to residents on weekends and holidays.

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North Korea 'using Chinese, Russian vaccines to battle COVID-19'

SHENYANG, China -- North Korea has been vaccinating against COVID-19 since the end of August, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from a Chinese-North Korean trade official with close ties to Pyongyang bureaucrats.

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Japan, U.S., Australia agree to boost defense cooperation

HONOLULU -- Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada held talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles in Hawaii on Saturday, during which they agreed to deepen defense cooperation to jointly deter China's hegemonic behavior.

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50 years of Japan-China ties

On Sept. 29, Japan and China marked the 50th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations in 1972. Going forward, how should Japan deal with a China that has risen as an economic and military power and has been behaving in an increasingly coercive manner?

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Unification Church seeks information on damages claims from consumer centers

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification asked consumer centers around the nation to provide information about cases in which people sought help regarding damage claims related to the federation, the Consumer Affairs Agency has confirmed.

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Experts agree on need to beef up deterrence

The first meeting of an expert panel to comprehensively discuss Japan's national defense capabilities, including how to equip the Self-Defense Forces, the size of the budget, financial resources and other issues, was held by the government at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

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Govt prepares for flu-COVID double whammy

Japan could be hit by a disease double whammy this winter, with the simultaneous spread of the flu and COVID-19.

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Nippon Steel reports 59 cyanide leaks over 5 yrs

Nippon Steel Corp. detected cyanide in waterways near its East Nippon Works in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, 59 times over five years, according to a report the steelmaking giant submitted to local governments in the prefecture.

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Handwriting ability on the wane in Japan

The writing may be on the wall for handwritten Japanese.

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Antonio Inoki dies at 79

The former professional wrestler Antonio Inoki died of heart failure at 79 on Saturday morning.

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Japanese consul in Vladivostok leaves Russia

A Japanese consul in Vladivostok who was detained by the Russian government and ordered to leave the country left Russia on Wednesday, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Thursday at a Liberal Democratic Party meeting.

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Oct. brings new systems, price hikes on food, bills

As calendar pages are turned to October, prices of groceries and other items will rise, and systems related to daily life will change.

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Kappa Sushi exec arrested over alleged theft of rival's trade data

The president of Kappa Sushi's operating company was arrested Friday on suspicion of illegally obtaining data that was a trade secret of rival chain Hama-Sushi, the police said.

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Police to test video-sharing during emergency

Prefectural police across the nation will test a new system from Oct. 1 that allows emergency callers to share a video of the scene via their mobile device when reporting an incident.

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Japanese lawmakers wary of 'pro-China' label

During a period when diplomacy between Japanese and Chinese lawmakers is dwindling, Tokyo and Beijing marked the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations Thursday.

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