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Greg Abel Visits Tokyo to Meet Heads of Five Trading Houses and Tokio Marine Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, met leaders of five Japanese trading houses and insurer Tokio …

Democrats to regain the House but sweeping midterm surge unlikely, analyst says Veteran election analyst Larry Sabato predicts Democrats to regain the House in November but warns a broad “blue …

White House: Illegal Transshipment Costs U.S. Tens of Billions and Triggers AI Crackdown White House report says illegal transshipment is costing the U.S. tens of billions in revenue and hundreds …

Miki House Shenzhen: Japanese children’s brand opens first directly managed store in southern China Miki House Shenzhen opens its first directly managed southern China store in Shenzhen mall, marking an …

Flag desecration bill clears Upper House committee amid constitutional warnings New bill to criminalize public damage to Japan’s national flag passed a key Upper House committee on July 16, 2026, …

Upper House panel approves Imperial Household Law amendment, full chamber vote set for July 17 House panel approved Imperial Household Law amendment July 16, allowing female royals to keep status …

Imperial House Law amendment passes Lower House, headed for enactment after centrist backing Imperial House Law amendment passed the Lower House on July 10, 2026, after centrist lawmakers shifted to …

Imperial Household Law revision sparks criticism over contradiction with separate-surname stance Proposed Imperial Household Law revision would keep married female royals in the imperial register while their husbands and children …

Diet resumes as Prime Minister Takaichi agrees to concentrated sessions; key reforms remain stalled Diet resumes July 7, 2026 after PM Takaichi agrees to opposition demand for concentrated budget hearings …