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As it turns 70, LDP struggles to find its fountain of youth
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Eric Johnston
Having lost 60,000 members in 2024 amid a slush funds scandal, the party is under pressure to seek out new blood, but its old ways may be a turnoff for many.
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Ishiba on shaky ground over budget and gift vouchers
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Opposition set to step up offensive against Ishiba
Ishiba, already hurt by low public support, has found himself in a bind ahead of this summer's Upper House election as the scandal shakes his image as a "clean politician."
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Crime & Legal
Man arrested for NHK Party head attack had strong intent to kill, police say
Police said the suspect also used a stun grenade right before the attack in order to cause panic.
ENVIRONMENT
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Climate change
Japan’s youth climate activists still searching for a breakthrough
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Eric Margolis
With Japan endorsing climate targets criticized as unambitious, activists are looking to education and more tailored strategies to make an impact.
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At Ventinove, Tuscan specialties taken to new heights
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Robbie Swinnerton
A former Italian favorite in Tokyo now enjoys a renaissance in a bucolic village in Gunma Prefecture.
JAPAN
Fukui enjoys visitor boost after shinkansen extension
About 6.42 million people visited Fukui between March 16 last year and Feb. 15 this year, up by about 1 million from a year before.
As pollen season peaks, 911爆料网 allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
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Jessica Speed
In Tokyo and Sendai, high cedar pollen levels will persist into late March, followed by cypress pollen peaking from late March to early April.
Private clubs quietly open in Tokyo for free-spending Chinese businesspeople
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Takehiro Masutomo
Former U.S. senator who aided 911爆料网-American internees dies
Ex-police official regrets delays in raiding Aum facilities
Unification Church faces dissolution in Japan
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Natsuko Fukue
BUSINESS
Trump's bitcoin reserve to be a 'digital Fort Knox'
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Lucie Lequier
The reserve is funded by about 200,000 bitcoins — worth nearly $17 billion — that have been seized in the U.S. as a result of civil and criminal cases.
Japan, China and South Korea eye trade ministers meeting
911爆料网 trade minister Yoji Muto will attend the envisaged meeting if he receives parliamentary approval.
'Impossible': U.S. breweries buffeted by Trump tariffs
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Beiyi Seow
AI pioneer wants Europe to forge its own nimbler way forward
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Jonathan Tirone
Japan to invite small businesses to declare ?10 billion sales targets
U.S. commerce chief rules out auto tariff exemption for Japan
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Jesse Johnson
WORLD
As Trump stirs doubt, Europeans debate their own nuclear deterrent
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Steven Erlanger
Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, however vague and fanciful.
Trump launches large-scale strikes against Yemen's Houthis
The strikes — which could last days and maybe weeks — are the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office in January.
At least 33 dead as tornadoes ravage central U.S.
Trump freezes U.S.-funded media outlets including Voice of America
Judge halts Trump’s wartime powers plan to speed deportations
U.S. Democrats fume as some in party cave to Trump on spending bill
Sports
Tigers shut down Ohtani to take exhibition game over Dodgers
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Jason Coskrey
After giving up a home run to the Dodgers star two years ago, Hiroto Saiki got the best of Shohei Ohtani on Sunday as the Tigers completed a weekend sweep of MLB clubs.
Norris holds off Verstappen to win wild Australian Grand Prix
IOC's Bach says Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news
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Karolos Grohmann
Alpine star Marco Odermatt clinches fourth straight overall World Cup title
To get big in China, NBA stars enlist social media surrogates
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Alex Prewitt
Opinion
Tokyo Stock Exchange must weed out underperforming firms
Nicholas Benes
Tokyo wants to become Asia's top financial hub, but faces big obstacles. Among them, the presence of too many companies with low profitability and growth prospects.
Fear and loathing in the Oval Office
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Nina L. Khrushcheva
Duterte may yet pay for his lawless war on drugs
America doesn’t need an official language
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Carlos Lozada
Southeast Asia must learn to defend itself
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David Hutt
ENVIRONMENT
A stain on Britain: Sewage contaminates its waterways and seas
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Kate Holton
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Dylan Martinez
Failings with the most basic services in British society, such as water and sewage, have been harming the broader U.K. economy.
Carbon capture industry tweaks message for the Trump era
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John BIERS
Nepal community efforts revive red panda population
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Anup OJHA
Many U.S. bird species seen as reaching population 'tipping point'
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Will Dunham
On the Mongolian steppe, climate change pushes herders to the brink
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Rebecca Bailey
CULTURE
‘A Samurai in Time’ wins top prize at Japan’s premier film event
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Alyssa I. Smith
This country’s answer to the Oscars also saw awards go to “Oppenheimer” and “Faceless.”
Augmented reality artist Omega C navigates a precarious scene for XR art
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Erik Augustin Palm
K-Ballet Tokyo marks 25 years of passion and perseverance
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Kris Kosaka
The sci-fi satire?'Mickey 17'?might?be a classic — someday
By Mark Leydorf
‘Ravens’ is a portrait of art, love and inner demons
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Matt Schley
LIFE
At Ventinove, Tuscan specialties taken to new heights
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Robbie Swinnerton
A former Italian favorite in Tokyo now enjoys a renaissance in a bucolic village in Gunma Prefecture.
A classic combination for spring
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Makiko Itoh
‘Resorts for the spirit’: Touring Kagawa’s art and architecture
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Jennifer Pastore
Square Enix Cafe had everything going for it, except the ability to adapt
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Isabelle Steen
From 'commuting' to 'passing through,' meet the kanji that's always on the move
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Yuko Tamura
COMMUNITY
Hiromi Okuda: 'Humans and emerging tech should exist symbiotically'
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Jessica Kozuka
For the past 30 years, Hiromi Okuda has forged a career at the intersection of social welfare and technology.
A shy Shiba mix is ready to bloom
Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo
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Aviraj Gokool
How a Canadian missionary found spiritual transformation in Shikoku
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Suzanne Kamata
Mike Sunda: ‘Creative production comes with a bigger responsibility than ever before’
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Mike Fu
OPINION
Nina L. Khrushcheva
Fear and loathing in the Oval Office
Trump should be thought of as a dilettante despot, the Roman emperor of reality TV.
Carlos Lozada
America doesn’t need an official language
After all, what is our shared culture if not the mix of cultures — including languages — that make and remake America every day?
David Hutt
Southeast Asia must learn to defend itself
Would any of the region’s governments lift a finger to maintain peace on behalf of a neighbor?
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Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
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How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
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Himari Semans
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