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JMA warns of aftershock risk after Shindo 5-weak earthquake in Gunma and Saitama; Kanto region on alert for one week

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Why Yomiuri Giants’ Shinnosuke Abe Resigned After His Arrest—and Why Japan’s Child Guidance Center Alerted Police

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Mother and Boyfriend Arrested After 8-Year-Old Allegedly Left on Shizuoka Mountainside; Child Safe After Seeking Help at Campsite

February 23, 2026 204

Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s 105th Prime Minister in Diet Landslide; “No Blank Check” Remark Reverberates Across Nagatacho

February 19, 2026 269

China’s People’s Daily Brands Japan ‘New-Type Militarist’ as Tokyo Debates Defense—What’s at Stake

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Sanctions sidestepped: Reuters finds Japan and German brand cars flowing to Russia via China as Tokyo underscores strict compliance

February 13, 2026 408