• LDP Leadership Race Campaign Period Kicks Off with 5 Candidates
    Sep 22 2025
    The campaign period for the Oct. 4 leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party kicked off Monday, with five filing their candidacies.
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  • Nippon Foundation's Sasakawa Visits Moscow
    Sep 22 2025
    Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chair of Japan's Nippon Foundation, visited Moscow and met with Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, according to Sasakawa.
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  • World Athletics Championships End with 2 Medals for Host Japan
    Sep 21 2025
    The 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo wrapped up its nine-day run on Sunday, with host nation Japan taking two medals.
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  • LDP Presidential Race to Officially Start Mon.
    Sep 21 2025
    The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's closely watched leadership race is set to be announced Monday, kicking off the 12-day official election campaign period ahead of the Oct. 4 voting by party lawmakers.
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  • Koizumi Denies Early Lower House Breakup
    Sep 21 2025
    Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, set to run in the upcoming leadership election of Japan's ruling party, said Sunday that he will not dissolve the House of Representatives early for a snap election if he is elected prime minister.
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  • Noto Heavy Rain Victims Remembered 1 Year On
    Sep 21 2025
    People paid tribute on Sunday to the 19 victims of the torrential rain that hit the northern part of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, a year ago.
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  • INTERVIEW: Ex-Police Chief Pins Hopes on New "Tokuryu" Measures
    Sep 21 2025
    Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, former commissioner-general of Japan's National Police Agency, has pinned high hopes on new measures aimed at cracking down on "tokuryu" crime groups comprising loosely connected anonymous members and operating on social media.
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  • Japan Govt to Step Up Heatstroke Prevention for Elderly
    Sep 21 2025
    Japan's Environment Ministry plans to step up efforts to prevent elderly people from suffering heatstroke indoors, including at home.
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