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Kim thanks troops sent on overseas operations | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (335+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:30 JST North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during celebrations marking the 78th anniversary of the country's founding in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 10. (KCNA via Reuters)…...
China and Philippines spar over South China Sea claims | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (629+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:30 JST BANGKOK—China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of “stirring up trouble” after harsh words from Philippines Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over Beijing’s increasingly aggressive pursuit of maritime claims in the South China Sea. Teodoro was addressing…...
Stocks fall, oil prices jump back above $100 a barrel | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (858+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:30 JST Stocks on Wall Street lost ground again Wednesday as the price of crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel amid further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…...
Japan seeks smooth return to 8% food tax with advance benefits | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (590+ words) September 9, 2026 at 14:50 JST Itsunori Onodera speaks at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Tax System on Sept. 8. (Kohei Higashitani) The government plans to provide cash handouts to lower-income workers and others under a new benefit…...
Japan concealed U.S. admission to likely PFAS link in Okinawa | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (484+ words) By TAKASHI WATANABE/ Staff Writer September 9, 2026 at 14:31 JST Firefighting foam leaks from the U.S. Kadena Air Base in 2013. (From the Jon Mitchell Collection at the Okinawa International University Library) The Japanese government concealed the U.S. military’s acknowledgement in 2023 that two of its…...
VOX POPULI: ‘Chairman Mao’ still towers over China 50 years after his death | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (564+ words) September 9, 2026 at 13:16 JST In China, people call Mao Zedong (1893-1976) “Mao Zhuxi,” or “Chairman Mao.” Mao, who led his country’s communist revolution, was once chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; chairman of the Political Bureau, or Politburo;…...
North Korean defence minister criticizes joint military drills by U.S., Japan and South Korea | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (262+ words) September 8, 2026 at 11:25 JST U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington is pictured during the Freedom Edge trilateral exercise among United States, Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea, south of the Korean peninsula and west of Japan's main islands…...
Police investigate man who died in Gifu cake shop fire with 2 others | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (523+ words) September 8, 2026 at 17:53 JST The Sunrise cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 7 after a fire and stabbing incident that left three people dead. Police are investigating the case as a possible crime. (Tamaki Ishiwaki) MOTOSU, Gifu Prefecture—Gifu prefectural…...
China imposes provisional anti-dumping measures on Japanese dichlorosilane imports | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (133+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:55 JST Starting Tuesday, importers of Japanese dichlorosilane must provide cash deposits to customs. Rates were set at 99.2% for Shin-Etsu Chemical, 80.8% for Denal Silane and 99.2% for other Japanese producers, the ministry said in a statement. Japan plans 20% more bonds…...
ADB pledges $5 million for Nepal, bank chief urges climate resilience | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (344+ words) By AZUSA KATO/ Correspondent September 8, 2026 at 17:02 JST Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda at a news conference in Manila on Sept. 7 (Azusa Kato) MANILA—The Asian Development Bank approved $5 million (780 million yen) in assistance to Nepal following flash floods and…...