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Pakistan-Afghan border crossings closed after heavy clashes

The neighboring countries have had frosty relations since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.

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Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building

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China markets under threat from risk of renewed U.S. trade war

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Trump and Vance open door to China deal as trade spat drags on

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China’s new weapon in U.S. trade talks: Batteries

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Trump says Gaza war has Israel awaits release of hostages

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Trump says he may warn Putin U.S. to mull tomahawks for Ukraine

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World economy faces triple risk of tariffs, AI bubble and soaring debt

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Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at 79

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Thirty people enter Ito Municipal Assembly race over controversial mayor

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Afghanistan, Pakistan say their forces killed dozens in border clashes

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BayStars reach final stage of Climax Series after dramatic sayonara win over Giants

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Sanae Takaichi gets the Abe treatment

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Machado receives the Nobel Peace Prize as Trump’s attempts to secure award fall short

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Osaka Expo androids to be moved to Kyoto

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Pakistan-Afghan border crossings closed after heavy clashes

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Schauffele ends title drought at PGA Tour s Yokohama tourney

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Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers data leaked online

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Hidankyo, others hold event 80 years after atomic bombings

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Internet becomes Japan s top daily news source for first time

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From Sauber to Audi, Wheatley prepares to disrupt in F1 revolution

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After ruling bloc collapses, LDP and opposition scramble to find needed votes for PM

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As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?

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China blames U.S. for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs

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China and Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed sea

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Las Vegas Aces flip the odds to cap WNBA season comeback for the ages

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One year after Hidankyo s Nobel Prize, student remains true to the cause

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Japan group to launch AI service for saury size predictions

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Brewers oust Cubs and will face Dodgers in MLB playoffs

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Treading fine line, NBA money machine kicks into gear on China return

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Trump layoffs and broken trust harden Democrats’ shutdown stand

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How can Europe protect its skies against escalating drone menace?

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Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at 79

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A great year for U.S. stocks? Not compared with rest of the world.

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U.S. military will use R D money to pay troops if shutdown persists

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U.S. appeals court says national guard sent to Illinois can stay, but not deploy

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Gazans stream back home as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds

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At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?

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Trump’s dealmaking diplomacy grows fragile as China fires back

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Yoshitomo Tsutsugo produces vintage performance in Climax Series opener

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BayStars take down Giants in Game 1 of Central League Climax Series

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Mariners outlast Tigers 3-2 in 15 innings to advance in MLB playoffs

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Ishiba attends memorial for fallen SDF members

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LDP-Komeito coalition marked by twists and turns over 26 years

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Medical expenses in Japan hit record ¥48 trillion in fiscal 2023

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China issues bounty for Taiwan PsyOps unit for separatism

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Major win for Trump on Gaza, but will it stand test of time?

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Japan and U.S. leaders may tour U.S. aircraft carrier

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Nuclear risk continues to rise, 80 years after atomic bombings

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Japan s 2025 rice harvest seen rising to 7.48 million tons

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Why Japan s coalition collapsed — and what s next

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From tears to triumph: Roki Sasaki powering Dodgers toward World Series

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Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages

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Samurai Blue coach hails strikers after rescuing Paraguay draw

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A ja Wilson pours in 31 as Aces complete WNBA Finals sweep of Mercury

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Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister

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With flattery and warnings, Russia tries to revive spirit of Alaska with U.S.

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Bessent’s big gamble on Argentina has a narrow road to pay off

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Chicago ICE raids, national guard troops prompt new school leaflets: ‘Know your rights’

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Nobel winner vilified by Maduro regime vows to keep up her fight in Venezuela

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Trump, 79, has cardiac age of 65-year-old, doctor says

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After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate

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Trump fires federal workers amid shutdown fight with Democrats

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North Korea unveils new long-range missile during military parade

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The world’s chip supply chain is bracing for fallout from China’s rare-earth curbs

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Nara inn offers room, board and an ancient burial mound

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Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity

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Trump ratchets up U.S.-China trade war with new levies and export controls

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Ishiba statement explores Japan s failure to avoid World War II

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

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Government cuts to Izumisano s tax grants illegal, Osaka High Court rules

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Pragmatism, not ideology, must guide Takaichi

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A deal that might heal — or haunt — the Middle East

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Average price of rice down in Japan for third straight week

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Man killed in apparent bear attack as deaths mount in Japan

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Suprapartisan group for nuclear abolition to be set up in Japan

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Remains identified as 6-year-old missing after 2011 tsunami

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Autumn Meteorite stages a month of inventive theater in Tokyo

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‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit

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Over half of needy pregnant women in Japan have no savings

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Ford F-150 might be imported by the Japanese government: report

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Ian Happ s big blast helps Cubs top Brewers to force decisive Game 5 in NLDS

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‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears

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Komeito announces split with LDP, clouding Takaichi s bid for PM

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U.N. peacekeeping forces to be cut 25% due to budget strains: official

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Taiwan president unveils T-Dome air defense system to counter China threat

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Japan to assist Ukraine with mine removal training

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Business management visa requirements to be tightened from next week

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Sake brewing to be tested on International Space Station

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Foreign residents in Japan hit record 3.95 million

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Bills head into showdown with Falcons looking to rebound from upset loss

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Japan s food self-sufficiency rate remains at 38%

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University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking

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Japan’s political shakeup opens door for real estate activism

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Onodera to head LDP s tax panel

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Women s track-and-field startup Athlos eyes sustainable and durable growth

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Tokyo earns three spots on World’s 50 Best Bars list

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Nobel Prizes this year offer three cheers for slow science

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Tepco mulls decommissioning some Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors

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DPP leader Tamaki negative on joining LDP-led coalition for now

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Lakers superstar LeBron James to miss start of season due to sciatica

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Dodgers advance to NLCS after costly error by Phillies in 11th inning

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Tsunami warning issued after strong earthquake strikes off southern Philippines

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Trump floats throwing Spain out of NATO over defense spending

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Eliud Kipchoge hoping to cement legacy at New York City Marathon

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Japan’s top bank CEOs push for AI, soothing worry over human work

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England manager Thomas Tuchel takes issue with lack of support from fans

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Red Sox legend Mike Greenwell dies at 62

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Former executives of AI developer Alt arrested for window-dressing

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Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

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Japan set to be most impacted by tourism labor shortages globally, report shows

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China expands rare earths restrictions, targeting defense and chips users

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Russia s industrial titans furlough workers as its war economy stalls

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Letitia James, New York s attorney general and Trump foe, indicted over mortgage fraud

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Iyo Sky takes flight: How the ‘Genius of the Sky’ turned risk into art and fear into fun

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Trump’s troop deployment plans get mixed reactions at high-stakes hearings

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Trump exerted leverage for Gaza deal but tough questions remain

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Myanmar junta says it targeted rebels in deadly attack on protest

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Israel says Gaza ceasefire now in effect after hostage deal

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Hungarian master of the apocalypse Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature

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From straight to curly: Getting your hair done in Japanese

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University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking

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Government cuts to Izumisano s tax grants illegal, Osaka High Court rules

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Medical expenses in Japan hit record ¥48 trillion in fiscal 2023

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Japan’s political shakeup opens door for real estate activism

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Japan group to launch AI service for saury size predictions

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BayStars take down Giants in Game 1 of Central League Climax Series

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A great year for U.S. stocks? Not compared with rest of the world.

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At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?

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Onodera to head LDP s tax panel

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‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears

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Over half of needy pregnant women in Japan have no savings

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‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit

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From straight to curly: Getting your hair done in Japanese

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Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamata files damages suit against government

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After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate

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Indonesia says no to scrap metal after shrimp radiation scare

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Major win for Trump on Gaza, but will it stand test of time?

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Average price of rice down in Japan for third straight week

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Myanmar junta says it targeted rebels in deadly attack on protest

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Komeito announces split with LDP, clouding Takaichi s bid for PM

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Visionary writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

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Why Japan s coalition collapsed — and what s next

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Autumn Meteorite stages a month of inventive theater in Tokyo

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Trump floats throwing Spain out of NATO over defense spending

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Sake brewing to be tested on International Space Station

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Business management visa requirements to be tightened from next week

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Japan to assist Ukraine with mine removal training

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Ford F-150 might be imported by the Japanese government: report

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Man killed in apparent bear attack as deaths mount in Japan

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Trump exerted leverage for Gaza deal but tough questions remain

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Shrunali Ranade: ‘Stepping back isn’t failure but another form of strength’

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Macron to name new French prime minister within 48 hours

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‘Flame Union’: Hitman returns with fighting finesse and comic firepower

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‘Hokusai’s Daughter’ captures the ferocity of a forgotten painter

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Trump says Israel, Hamas signed off on first phase of Gaza deal

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Yen weakest since mid-February on fiscal fears

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Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment

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U.S. facing worsening flight delays as shutdown snarls airports

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U.S. and Israel upgrade presence at Gaza talks after Hamas hands over hostage swap list

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Japan s Susumu Kitagawa among three chemistry Nobel winners

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Economy-watcher sentiment improves in September

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Japan s April-September business failures hit 12-year high

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Japan s Susumu Kitagawa among three chemistry Nobel winners

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What’s behind the great American murder decline?

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Will Takaichi become the prime minister Japan needs?

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Child protection versus privacy: decision time for EU

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Japan to launch another positioning satellite on Dec. 7

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Local business leader vows to discuss Osaka expo legacies

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SoftBank to buy ABB’s robotics arm in $5.4 billion deal

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi urges support for science despite its poor success rate

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After 26 years, Komeito may be showing signs it will break with LDP

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What the EU s new biometric border checks mean for non-EU citizens

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Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor s-master’s programs

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Mitsubishi UFJ to acquire naming rights for National Stadium

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Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression

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CDP proposes DPP head Tamaki as unified opposition PM candidate

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Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands

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Crypto race to tokenize stocks raises investor protection flags

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Japan Sumo Association’s 100th anniversary bash mixes the ancient with the modern

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Top Pentagon nominee says Japan has long underemphasized defense spending

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Bear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack

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With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges

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Yankees erase Jays five-run lead to stay alive in ALDS

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Japanese chemical firms seeking partnerships over next-gen chips

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New products created to save Wakayama ume from hail damage

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Osaka Expo expected to post profit of up to ¥28 billion

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Modi to open airport and metro-line projects worth $4 billion in Mumbai

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Toyota supplier’s management buyout plan stokes investor rebuke of Japan rules

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Trump calls climate change a science braces for more

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Asia’s youth struggle to find good jobs, World Bank warns

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Fukuoka steps up protection for Amaou strawberry brand

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In Bangladesh’s flooded plains, school boats keep learning afloat

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Greta Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla arrest

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Virtual Jesus? People of faith divided as AI enters religion

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Police launch talks on stricter drone rules in Japan

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Mie eyes Japan s first penalty against customer abuse

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Lawyers protest Takaichi s work like workhorses remarks

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Mariners club three homers to push Tigers to brink of elimination

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Toyota arm that keeps 150 million cars on road also top earning

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NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet

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Data center boom at risk of overbuilding, says asset management giant Ares

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Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child sexual abuse images

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Italy to propose global ceasefire for 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

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In hometown of Japan s Iron Lady , supporters stress a softer side

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JR East to introduce new inspection shinkansen in fiscal 2029

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Pentagon conducting ‘brass-tack’ review of AUKUS, nominee says

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Japan’s wage growth slows, underscoring challenge for Takaichi

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Takaichi may skip Yasukuni visit during Autumn Festival

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Trump s Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic cities

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Roasted green tea gets a milky makeover

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Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest, residents say

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Panthers raise banner as NHL three-peat bid opens with win

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Trump says U.S. and Canada working on formula for tariff deal

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Nvidia to invest in Musk’s xAI as part of $20 billion funding

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Macron urged to quit to end France political crisis

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Global renewable power output overtakes coal for the first time, report says

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Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan s Asahi Group

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Hamas says it wants ‘fair hostage exchange’ in Egypt talks

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Tokyu says train collision caused by signal setting error

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Future of Japan s ruling coalition uncertain as Komeito pushes back on Takaichi

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Trio wins physics Nobel for macroscopic quantum tunneling discovery

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Nuclear victims hold global forum in Hiroshima

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‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach

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Takaichi s leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals

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Chipper Yorkie-Maltese mix still young at heart

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ATP open to heat policy after string of retirements in Shanghai sauna

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Teachers in Japan still work the longest hours, OECD survey finds

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From radical to Rihanna: Myths about the new LDP leader

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Russia’s hybrid war looks increasingly like the real thing

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Trump weaponizes American trade policy

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With medical breakthrough, Japan’s latest Nobel winner bucked convention

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Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary as talks in Egypt aim to end Gaza war

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The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war

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Tokyo, Manila apply visiting-forces pact for first time to supply relief goods

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OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese AI slop

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Brewers blast three homers to take 2-0 NLDS lead over Cubs

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Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely

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I found hell : the women ensnared in Albania s global sex trade

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Hundreds of trekkers rescued from Everest in Tibet amid unusually heavy snow

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea for ruling party anniversary

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