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SoftBank subsidiary's cloud service disrupted in cyberattack mainichi.jp/english/article/…

SoftBank subsidiary's cloud service disrupted in cyberattack

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- IDC Frontier Inc., a SoftBank Corp. subsidiary, said Wednesday that a cyberattack involving ransomware had disrupted part of its clou

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Nobel chemistry winner Kenso Soai says, "Most exciting day in my life" mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Nobel chemistry winner Kenso Soai says,

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese organic chemist Kenso Soai, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry with French researcher Henri Kagan, told the Royal

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M4.8 earthquake strikes eastern Japan, including Chiba Prefecture mainichi.jp/english/article/…

M4.8 earthquake strikes eastern Japan, including Chiba Prefecture

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck eastern Japan early Thursday, with shaking felt in Chiba Prefecture, the wea

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'We haven't forgotten': Knitting event held in Tokyo to support Gaza mainichi.jp/english/article/…

'We haven't forgotten': Knitting event held in Tokyo to support Gaza

TOKYO -- A charity event supporting people in the Gaza Strip through knitting was held at a temple in the Japanese capital Oct. 6.

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'A Place Further than the Universe' maintenance hole covers unveiled in Japan's Tatebayashi mainichi.jp/english/article/…

'A Place Further than the Universe' maintenance hole covers unveiled in Japan's Tatebayashi

TATEBAYASHI, Gunma -- Three maintenance hole covers featuring the main characters from the TV anime

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Fruit fly studies back Japanese saying about eating in moderation mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Fruit fly studies back Japanese saying about eating in moderation

TOKYO -- A team from Japan's comprehensive research institution Riken identified for the first time a protein that extends lifespan when diets are res

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Japanese travel agency H.I.S. reports possible passport data leak mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Japanese travel agency H.I.S. reports possible passport data leak

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Wednesday that passport information for as many as 627 of its customers may have been le

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Sumo: Aonishiki looks to build strength for Kyushu title bid mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Sumo: Aonishiki looks to build strength for Kyushu title bid

EBINA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Aonishiki said Wednesday he is focused on training and rebuilding his strength as he seeks to win the Kyushu Grand Sumo

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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry mainichi.jp/english/articles…

Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocataly

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Tokyo bourse to revamp Topix index, cut constituting stocks to below 1,000 mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Tokyo bourse to revamp Topix index, cut constituting stocks to below 1,000

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of stocks constituting a revamped Topix index will be eventually cut to below 1,000 from around 1,600 at present as part o

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Japan seeks preventive steps with U.S. after murder, PM tells Okinawa gov. mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Japan seeks preventive steps with U.S. after murder, PM tells Okinawa gov.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday told Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja that Japan intends to take preventive steps with the United S

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Japan Photo Journal: Millions of cosmos flowers reach peak in Chiba Pref. mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Japan Photo Journal: Millions of cosmos flowers reach peak in Chiba Pref.

Cosmos flowers are seen in full bloom as a train on the JR Kashima Line passes in the background in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, Oct. 4, 2026. The flower

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Japan gov't mulling FY 2026 extra budget for disaster reconstruction mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Japan gov't mulling FY 2026 extra budget for disaster reconstruction

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering crafting an extra budget for the current fiscal year through March to fund disaster relief and

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BOJ's Sato backs gradual rate hikes despite opposing Sept. increase mainichi.jp/english/article/…

BOJ's Sato backs gradual rate hikes despite opposing Sept. increase

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan policy board member Ayano Sato said she supports gradually raising the central bank's policy interest rate, signaling o

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Governor calls global promotion of Aichi a legacy of Asian Games mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Governor calls global promotion of Aichi a legacy of Asian Games

NAGOYA -- Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura said on Oct. 6 that the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ended without major incidents and promoted Aichi Prefecture and it

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Easy Japanese news in translation: Hanshin Tigers win Central League title again mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Easy Japanese news in translation: Hanshin Tigers win Central League title again

In the Central League of Japanese professional baseball, the Hanshin Tigers won the championship on October 3 for the second straight year and eighth

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Editorial: A person's voice deserves legal protection from AI copycats mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Editorial: A person's voice deserves legal protection from AI copycats

A Japanese court has ruled for the first time that a person's voice can be subject to legal protection. The significance is considerable.

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Okinawa governor condemns online slander of slain woman mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Okinawa governor condemns online slander of slain woman

NAHA -- Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja criticized a wave of social media slander targeting a woman killed in a robbery-murder case involving a suspected U.S.

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Japan antitrust watchdog raids four major brewers over suspected beer price cartel mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Japan antitrust watchdog raids four major brewers over suspected beer price cartel

TOKYO -- Japan's antitrust watchdog raided four major domestic brewers Oct. 7 over suspected cartel activity in retail beer pricing, sources familiar

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Japan book wholesaler admits selling books to Anthropic: industry source mainichi.jp/english/article/…

Japan book wholesaler admits selling books to Anthropic: industry source

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A major Japanese book wholesaler has admitted selling a large number of books to U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic, acco

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