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Japan PM urges free passage through Hormuz in Iran president phone talks

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:54:00 +0900

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called for the free and safe passage of ships through the effectively closed Stra

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SoftBank overtakes Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:13:00 +0900

SoftBank Group Corp. overtook Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday to become Japan's most valuable publicly traded company amid a rall

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Kyodo News Digest: June 1, 2026

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:25:00 +0900

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan capital spending rise pauses in Jan.-Mar

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Japan urges public to apply for passports early before fee-cut influx

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:08:00 +0900

Japan's Foreign Ministry is advising the public to apply for passports early before the summer vacation season starts, citing

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BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM urges free passage through Hormuz in Iran president phone talks

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:54:19 +0900

BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM urges free passage through Hormuz in Iran president phone talks

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Japan stations, facilities using AI system to prevent suicide by jumping

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:59:00 +0900

About 40 stations and commercial buildings in Japan have introduced an artificial intelligence system to prevent suicide that has

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Typhoon Jangmi expected to bring heavy rain to western, eastern Japan

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0900

Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to bring heavy rain to western and eastern Japan along the Pacific coast this week, the Japan Meteorolo

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Baseball: Yamamoto fans season-high 10 batters in win against Phillies

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:25:00 +0900

Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out a season-high 10 batters over 5-1/3 scoreless innings as he pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1

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FEATURE: Nagoya temple blends history, matcha in bid to attract visitors

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:23:00 +0900

Where samurai once shaped history, visitors now whisk matcha.Nagoya's Banshoji Temple, linked to powerful 16th-century warlord

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Japan capital spending rise pauses in Jan.-March, Iran war clouds outlook

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:01:00 +0900

Capital spending by Japanese companies in the January-March quarter was almost flat from a year earlier, in a sign growth led by a

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Scheming Shadows and Ancient Ruins! "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" Season 4 Drops New Details for Episode 80

Animate Times — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0900

The political stakes in the "Slime" world are hitting a boiling point! Currently streaming on Crunchyroll, "That Ti

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BREAKING NEWS: Japan's capital spending in Jan.-March flat on year

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:53:11 +0900

BREAKING NEWS: Japan's capital spending in Jan.-March flat on year

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Japan idol group Arashi performs last concert after 27 years together

KYODO NEWS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:35:00 +0900

Pop idol group Arashi performed its final concert on Sunday, ending its around 27-year history that has made it into a household n

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Football: Ogawa nets winner as Japan beat Iceland in World Cup send-off

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 31 May 2026 23:59:00 +0900

Substitute Koki Ogawa scored the 87th-minute winner as Japan saw off Iceland 1-0 in their World Cup send-off match on Sunday.The 1

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Japan's main island gets 1st crested ibises in wild, 1st time in 56 yrs

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 31 May 2026 21:51:00 +0900

Crested ibises, designated as natural treasures, were released into the wild in central Japan on Sunday, marking the first time in

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