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Mugs for sale with images of presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast as well as Augusto Pinochet at a shop in Chile on Oct. 28
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025

Pining for Pinochet: How crime fanned nostalgia for Chile’s dictator

Polls are showing Chileans clamoring for order and authoritarianism, with many expressing fondness for the dictatorship of late general Augusto Pinochet.
Nintendo raised its Switch 2 sales forecast, boosting confidence in the console's strong momentum.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025

Nintendo now expects to sell 19 million Switch 2 consoles by March

The company reported an operating profit of ¥88.25 billion and revenue of ¥527.2 billion in the September quarter, both beating a consensus of analyst estimates.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2025

Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents

The government envisions a tougher crackdown on visa overstayers, as well as on foreign residents who fail to pay social insurance premiums.

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes