Japanese-language classes begin at select schools in Egypt
The schools, established under a 2016 agreement, incorporate Japanese school practices such as classroom cleaning and…
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SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son’s all-in AI bet
Son's bets have a mixed track record.
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In Trump’s pardons for public officials, Republicans win most of the mercy
Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated acts of clemency for corruption give impunity to people meant to…
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Japan works to promote soft power diplomacy using manga and anime
The government plans to actively use popular manga and anime works to gain more fans of Japan in Global South emerging…
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The bus stop where buses never arrive: Japan offers space for those with dementia
Mock bus stops set up outside facilities for people with dementia can provide them with a place to pause undisturbed.
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Vietnamese woman arrested in Japan for allegedly laundering scam money
The 34-year-old Vietnamese woman is suspected of laundering ¥30 million stolen through voice phishing in March 2025.
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Ex-NHK President Nobuo Inaba dies at 75
Inaba, who stepped down in January after serving a three-year term, died of aspiration pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on…
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FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over covert recording device, DOJ says
Abdulrahman Alfozan is alleged to have installed the recording device in an executive conference room at the AI company.
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Trump fires ambassador to Greece Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct
Stories in the Wall Street Journal included claims Kimberly Guilfoyle threatened to use U.S. influence to undermine the…
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Japan protests Chinese delegation visit to island held by Russia
Etorofu has become a focus of mounting tension between Tokyo and Moscow after Russian President Vladimir Putin made his…
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Trump threatens CEOs as tactic against allies, Canada’s ex-finance minister says
In a new memoir, Chrystia Freeland writes that the Trump administration "is swaggeringly, rudely aggressive, even…
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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove part of lung, Vatican says
The pope was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a growth doctors had discovered in a recent…
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Taiwanese finance minister to attend APEC meeting in Hong Kong
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is one of the few international bodies that includes Taiwan, which joins…
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Saudi Aramco administrative building attacked, with limited fire reported
The Houthis have been attacking key Saudi sites in retaliation for the kingdom's backing of government forces in…
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Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder
Until Duane "Keffe D" Davis' 2023 arrest, Tupac Shakur's murder had stood for nearly three decades as one of America's…
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Japanese municipalities with over 5% foreign nationals up more than twofold
The internal affairs ministry data show increases in foreign populations not only in major cities and industrial…
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Komeito’s new chief eyes political realignment
Okamoto said he called for Komeito to become a rallying point for realignment because he wanted to build a bloc of…
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Lawmakers split on including nuclear submarine study in security documents
"I think the public understands the need for discussions" on Japan's possession of a nuclear submarine, Defense…
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BOJ is said to lean against back-to-back rate hike in October
The BOJ officials see little need for consecutive rate hikes in the absence of signs that upside inflation risks will…
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Japan and U.S. review troops’ off-duty rules after Okinawa killing
Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-runs and drunk driving by U.S. military personnel have long triggered…
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Japan’s 2026 rice harvest projected to fall 1%
The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the impact of prolonged rain in September.
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Japan-controlled tankers return to Middle East after months away
Over more than seven months of conflict in the Persian Gulf, Japan's risk-averse refiners and shipowners have stayed…
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Scandal-hit minister Kazuo Yana now accused of election violation
Opposition parties grilled the prime minister on Tuesday on not just her policies, but also her new farm minister's…
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NASA’s Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars
The rover reached the milestone 5½ years into its mission to explore if conditions conducive to microbial life ever…
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IMF raises Japan’s growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%
The International Monetary Fund says growth will stabilize next year "as the energy shock dissipates and monetary…
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Swiatek aiming to end year on a positive note as WTA Finals spot hangs in balance
Iga Swiatek has played at every edition of the WTA Finals since 2021, but the Pole is running out of time to claim a…
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It’s time for Thailand to amend its controversial lese-majeste law
Thailand's lese-majeste law is sending pro-democracy activists to prison.
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Takaichi to finalize Japan’s foreign resident policy by March
The policy will consider future population projections, as the country seeks to balance a reliance on foreign workers…
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AI and latest digital technologies on display at CEATEC show in Chiba
A record 246 startup companies and universities, along with 194 overseas firms, are taking part in the four-day…
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Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested
Self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to nap the fastest and deepest in a Tokyo contest organized by a…
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Food makers turn to plant-based alternatives as seafood prices rise
One company in Hyogo Prefecture began offering a plant-based product to substitute Akashi brand octopus after prices…
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Takaichi pledges support for the ICC and its Japanese president
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan will continue to communicate with the U.S. after Washington slapped sanctions…
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And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to the opposite of Trump
ICC jurists have now been frozen out of everything from bank accounts to VISA and Mastercard credit cards and Amazon…
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Number of multiple-debt borrowers in Japan hits 12-year high
At the end of fiscal 2025, 1.55 million people had three or more unsecured, unguaranteed loans from moneylenders.
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South Korea soccer players’ boasts spark rethink of military service exemptions
Athletes have previously spoken cautiously about the exemptions, long a sensitive subject in a country where most young…
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All railway lines in areas affected by Kumamoto quake in July back in service
Train services on a section of the Hisatsu Orange Railway in Kumamoto Prefecture resumed Tuesday, 77 days after the…
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