🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 21, 2026
Japan braces for 30th named storm this year as Typhoon Champi heads for Okinawa
Japan braces for 30th named storm this year as Typhoon Champi heads for Okinawa
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🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 20, 2026
Bangladesh battle against measles a ‘real warning’ to other nations
Bangladesh battle against measles a ‘real warning’ to other nations
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 20, 2026
KDDI subsidiary faces criticism and questions over Mongolian wildfire
KDDI subsidiary faces criticism and questions over Mongolian wildfire
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Joint Japan-U.S. military drill set to break new ground
Joint Japan-U.S. military drill set to break new ground
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Experts split about whether Brewers’ sweep of Dodgers will impact MLB labor talks
Experts split about whether Brewers’ sweep of Dodgers will impact MLB labor talks
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Castella searching for a home, sweet home
Castella searching for a home, sweet home
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Deputy mayor of city in Ehime dies after being crushed by festival float
Deputy mayor of city in Ehime dies after being crushed by festival float
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 17, 2026
‘Ozu showed the way’: A documentarian looks for the man behind the legend
‘Ozu showed the way’: A documentarian looks for the man behind the legend
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 16, 2026
Yakuza member found not guilty in fatal shooting of Gyoza no Ohsho president
Yakuza member found not guilty in fatal shooting of Gyoza no Ohsho president
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 15, 2026
Panasonic recalls 640,000 washer-dryers over fire risk
Panasonic recalls 640,000 washer-dryers over fire risk
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 15, 2026
Haze turns Indonesia skies orange, shuts schools in East Timor
Haze turns Indonesia skies orange, shuts schools in East Timor
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 15, 2026
Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and a teacher
Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and a teacher
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 11, 2026
Tomoka Nishiyama earns right to become shogi’s first female <i>kishi</i> player
Tomoka Nishiyama earns right to become shogi’s first female <i>kishi</i> player
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 11, 2026
Trust in science falls as COVID-era confidence fades, global survey finds
Trust in science falls as COVID-era confidence fades, global survey finds
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Taiwan’s leader says increasing defense spending to ‘deter war’
Taiwan’s leader says increasing defense spending to ‘deter war’
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC
Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites
Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok
U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
More Japanese firms hit by large-scale data breaches
More Japanese firms hit by large-scale data breaches
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Tax cut to bring ¥36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says
Tax cut to bring ¥36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel
Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan’s east coast, patrol finds
China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan’s east coast, patrol finds
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 10, 2026
U.S. lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman
U.S. lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 9, 2026
China and EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports
China and EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Iran guards ability to build missiles as Trump eases attacks
Iran guards ability to build missiles as Trump eases attacks
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Republican opposition widens to livestreamed execution; Trump still weighing it
Republican opposition widens to livestreamed execution; Trump still weighing it
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Weather-roiling El Nino hits record strength, Japan weather agency says
Weather-roiling El Nino hits record strength, Japan weather agency says
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Japan sees record number of workers’ compensation approvals for mental health in fiscal 2025
Japan sees record number of workers’ compensation approvals for mental health in fiscal 2025
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 8, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo hears calls to pass cause to second generation
Nihon Hidankyo hears calls to pass cause to second generation
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 8, 2026
Climate needs same urgency as defense spending, COP31 chief says
Climate needs same urgency as defense spending, COP31 chief says
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 7, 2026
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 6, 2026
‘The Ozu Diaries’: An engaging look at the man behind the myth
‘The Ozu Diaries’: An engaging look at the man behind the myth
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 6, 2026
Western Pacific sees rare trio of storms
Western Pacific sees rare trio of storms
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 6, 2026
As state funding stalls, medical researchers in Japan pivot to crowdfunding
As state funding stalls, medical researchers in Japan pivot to crowdfunding
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 6, 2026
Japan marks 20 years of tackling human error in public transportation
Japan marks 20 years of tackling human error in public transportation
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Japan wants a pharma boom. It needs a new strategy.
Japan wants a pharma boom. It needs a new strategy.
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Preventing artificial intelligence from triggering a world war
Preventing artificial intelligence from triggering a world war
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Cost pressures and deadlock force Honda to rework India strategy, sources say
Cost pressures and deadlock force Honda to rework India strategy, sources say
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Daiwa Securities says info on 110,000 clients may have been leaked
Daiwa Securities says info on 110,000 clients may have been leaked
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Instrument seller works to make disaster-hit town in Miyagi a music hub
Instrument seller works to make disaster-hit town in Miyagi a music hub
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Drake Maye has big day as Patriots beat Bills
Drake Maye has big day as Patriots beat Bills
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Hiroshima’s rural high schools attract students from across Japan
Hiroshima’s rural high schools attract students from across Japan
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Millennium to hire Jera power trader in Japan energy push
Millennium to hire Jera power trader in Japan energy push
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Portugal keeps door open for star Ronaldo to return
Portugal keeps door open for star Ronaldo to return
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
South Korea soccer captain apologizes for gloating about military exemption
South Korea soccer captain apologizes for gloating about military exemption
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
EU and China to hold two-day talks in Beijing aiming to avert trade war
EU and China to hold two-day talks in Beijing aiming to avert trade war
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
BOJ’s deputy chief flags AI’s possible impact on neutral rate
BOJ’s deputy chief flags AI’s possible impact on neutral rate
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Mayor pushing for spent nuclear-fuel facility reelected in Yamaguchi
Mayor pushing for spent nuclear-fuel facility reelected in Yamaguchi
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 5, 2026
On daughter’s birthday, mother of abductee Megumi Yokota prays for reunion
On daughter’s birthday, mother of abductee Megumi Yokota prays for reunion
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 4, 2026
Amid shifting attitudes toward immigrants, disinformation unsettles Vietnamese in Japan
Amid shifting attitudes toward immigrants, disinformation unsettles Vietnamese in Japan
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 4, 2026
Olympic Council of Asia touts Asian Games as success despite logistical issues
Olympic Council of Asia touts Asian Games as success despite logistical issues
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 4, 2026
Japan sets record with 83 gold medals at Asian Games
Japan sets record with 83 gold medals at Asian Games
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 4, 2026
South Korea lifts gloom around soccer team with Asian Games gold
South Korea lifts gloom around soccer team with Asian Games gold
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 3, 2026
AI’s race to transform the world before the money runs out
AI’s race to transform the world before the money runs out
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 3, 2026
Taiwanese foreign minister to visit Arizona to deepen economic ties
Taiwanese foreign minister to visit Arizona to deepen economic ties
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 3, 2026
Police search Toyama City Hall over census inflation claims
Police search Toyama City Hall over census inflation claims
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 3, 2026
Asian carmakers besting U.S. rivals at home, China poised to strike
Asian carmakers besting U.S. rivals at home, China poised to strike
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 3, 2026
Asian carmakers besting U.S. rivals at home, with China poised to join fray
Asian carmakers besting U.S. rivals at home, with China poised to join fray
🇯🇵 Japan•Society•Oct 3, 2026
Chinese work gathering pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea
Chinese work gathering pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea
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