Japan and Vietnam Deepen Energy and Minerals Ties. What Was Actually Agreed
Tokyo talks produced a joint vision statement and 11 cooperation documents, but the energy and mineral ambitions are not completed projects.
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Four Defense Partners Plan a Coordination Center in the Philippines. The Center Is Not Operating Yet
Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have announced a plan for a four-way coordination center, but no operating details have been released.
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Mitsui Chemicals Has Agreed to Buy JSR. The ¥1.84 Trillion Deal Is Not Yet Complete.
Mitsui Chemicals has agreed to acquire JSR in a ¥1.84 trillion transaction, including ¥447.9 billion of debt and other items. Regulatory approvals, financing and industrial synergies still lie ahead.
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Japan and the Philippines Sign ¥4.3bn Security-Aid Deal; Delivery Is the Next Test
Japan and the Philippines signed a ¥4.3 billion security grant for coastal radar and surveillance drones. The agreement is a first for Japan’s OSA framework, but delivery and procurement details remain open.
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Japan Reveals Record One-Day Yen Intervention in Three-Day $97 Billion Operation
Japan disclosed a record ¥7.9756 trillion yen-buying operation on July 30 and two further intervention days, totaling ¥15.3993 trillion, including a coordinated U.S. action.
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Typhoon Cempaka Strengthens as Forecast Turn Raises Risk for Japan’s Ogasawara Islands
Cempaka, Japan’s 32nd typhoon of 2026, intensified south of Japan and may approach Ogasawara around November 10–11. The forecast track and island warnings remain subject to change.
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‘VIVANT’ Movie Set for December 4 Japan Release, With IMAX and Early Tickets
Toho confirms a new VIVANT film opening in Japan on December 4 with IMAX screenings; select opening-weekend tickets go on sale at midnight November 9 JST.
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Japan's SMBC Consumer Finance Breach Exposes Up to 320,118 People
A breach of SMBC Consumer Finance's loan-guarantee system exposed data linked to as many as 320,118 people. The wider concern is the concentration of sensitive lending records in a service used by a network of partner financial institutions.
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Ritsuko Nakayama, Who Brought Bowling Into Japan’s Living Rooms, Dies at 84
Ritsuko Nakayama, a founding figure of Japanese women’s professional bowling, has died at 84. Her televised 300 game helped make a new sport national entertainment, but her influence extended well beyond the lanes.
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Typhoon Cempaka Is 2026’s 32nd Storm. Why Japan’s Ogasawara Islands Are Watching
Typhoon Cempaka became the 32nd numbered typhoon of 2026 on November 7. A November 7 JMA bulletin places it over waters south of Japan, with a possible turn toward the Ogasawara Islands next week.
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Japan’s Food-Tax Cut Bill Clears Lower House; Funding and Final Passage Remain Unsettled
Japan’s lower house passed a bill to cut the tax on eligible food from 8% to 1% for two years. The upper house, the funding plan and payment eligibility remain unresolved.
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Japan's Shared Banking Outage Disrupted 128 Shinkin Banks Before Evening Recovery
A shared system failure interrupted banking at 128 Japanese shinkin institutions. Services recovered in stages before the operator reported a full restoration that evening.
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South Korea Plans Separate Sado Mines Memorial as Wartime History Dispute Persists
Seoul plans a November 13 Sado mines memorial for Korean wartime labor victims, while UNESCO keeps the heritage site's inscription in force.
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NTT Docomo Confirms Customer Data Leak as Separate 5G SA Outage Ends
NTT Docomo says customer information was exposed in unauthorized access affecting its online services. A separate 5G Standalone outage has ended, with network congestion cited as its cause.
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Sony Profit Jumps as Nintendo’s Quarterly Earnings Slide — What the Numbers Actually Show
Sony’s quarterly operating profit rose 45% to ¥622.3 billion, while Nintendo’s fell 16% to ¥73.9 billion. Their first-half trends tell a more nuanced story.
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Nikkei 225 Briefly Falls 4.8% as Markets Reprice a Democratic Congress
Japan’s benchmark touched an intraday low about 4.8% below its previous close after Democrats took both chambers of Congress, then recovered to finish down 1.42%. The difference between the low and the close—and the index’s technology weighting—matters.
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Japan Launches a National Disaster Agency. The Hard Part Is Reaching Every Community.
Japan’s National Disaster Management Agency began work on November 2 with 352 authorised positions and a mandate spanning preparedness, emergency response and recovery. Its effectiveness will depend on local capacity as well as central coordination.
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Waseda Breaks the Ekiden Record. Three First-Years Helped Set the Pace.
Waseda won the 58th All-Japan University Ekiden in 5:03:31, setting a new event record and returning to the top for the first time in 16 years. Three first-year runners helped create the early lead.
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