Aomori heavy rain from line-shaped band brings record downpour, floods and landslide warnings Aomori heavy rain from a line-shaped band dumped 90 mm/h in coastal and inland areas early on …
Yakult Veteran Masanori Ishikawa to Retire After 25th NPB Season Masanori Ishikawa, 46, will retire after the 2026 season, ending a 25-year NPB career with Yakult; a retirement press conference …
Fukushima University condemns YouTuber’s mocking video as channel issues apology Wakatte.TV’s video mocking Fukushima University and its radiation research drew backlash; the university issued a Sept. 1 statement and the …
Japan Announces Reserve Rice Buyback of 210,000 Tons to Stabilize Prices Japan to buy back 210,000 tons of reserve rice to stabilize prices and secure supply, Agriculture Minister Norikazu Suzuki …
Fukui flooding after record rains leaves at least 117 homes inundated and prompts widespread evacuations Fukui flooding after record rains on Aug 29-30 left 117 homes flooded, 26 rivers breached …
Hiroshi Ogushi Quits Centrist Reform Union, Will Continue Politics as Independent Former seven-term lawmaker Hiroshi Ogushi left the Centrist Reform Union on Aug. 31, saying he will serve as an …
Defense Ministry Seeks AI in Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Command and Expands Long‑Range Unmanned Strike Programs Defense Ministry’s 2027 budget request proposes AI in Japan’s Self-Defense Forces command along with long‑range …
Chudo–Komeito merger abandoned as Centrist Reform Alliance considers split Centrist Reform Alliance abandons Chudo–Komeito merger plan on August 31, 2026, and is weighing a split into former CDP and Komeito …
Ishiba administration falters after rapid dissolution and 20-million-yen scandal Ishiba administration falters after an unprecedented rapid dissolution on Oct. 9, 2024, and a 20-million-yen faction funding scandal that eroded party …
U.S. Attack on Larak Island Sparks Iranian Missile and Drone Strikes on Two U.S. Bases in Jordan U.S. strike on Larak Island on Aug. 30, 2026, prompted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary …
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