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U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, the leader of U.S. military forces in Latin America, said he will step down at the end of this year, two years ahead of schedule.
WORLD
Oct 17, 2025

In surprise move, head of U.S. military for Latin America to step down

Adm. Alvin Holsey said on social media platform X he would retire on Dec. 12, but did not give a reason.
The Aichi Prefectural Police headquarters in Nagoya
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2025

Seven key members of major bank account brokerage ring arrested

The organization is believed to be one of the biggest of its kind in Japan, handling over 1,000 accounts annually for the purpose of money laundering
A bright band of diffuse gamma rays glows along the map's center, which marks the central plane of the Milky Way galaxy, in this undated image based on five years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 17, 2025

Scientists move closer to confirming existence of dark matter

Scientists are confident dark matter exists because of its gravitational effects in the universe, but because of its very nature, its existence has been hard to prove.
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, who leads Nippon Ishin no Kai, says a "definite condition" for forming a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party is to reduce the number of parliamentary members.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2025

Coalition with LDP could give Nippon Ishin chance to advocate its pet projects

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, who leads Nippon Ishin, said a "definite condition" for forming a coalition with the LDP was reducing the number of parliamentary members.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a plenum session of the Knesset in June.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 17, 2025

Has Japan’s Diet finally begun its ‘Knessetization’?

My focus is entirely on whether Japan's parliament will finally begin to “Knessetize” (referring to Israel's parliament, and by extension, unstable coalition politics.)
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (third from right) and LDP executives hold talks with Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (third from left) and Nippon Ishin executives at the Diet building on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2025

Nippon Ishin edges closer toward forming coalition with LDP

The Osaka-based party has decided to no longer take part in policy talks with its opposition peers on forming an alliance against the ruling party.
A deal for TiAuto would give Marubeni a foothold in Africa’s largest economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025

Marubeni in talks to acquire Carlyle-backed TiAuto

The deal for the South African retailer of automotive tires and parts may be valued at about 2.6 billion rand ($149 million).
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows
A survey showed that some potential homebuyers in Tokyo are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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