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Nikkei reopens with exporters in front as Chiba fuel queues, fake donation raids, and Takaichi’s disaster budget return from UN week
Thursday’s Japan Daily Update — twelve stories on the first full post–Silver Week cash session, trading-house LNG repricing at Chiba port, storm refund rules, network and AI pilots, landslide rain warnings, elder-care heat risk, and holiday box office.
SportsSamurai Blue Names October FIFA Window Squad as Asian Qualifiers Resume
Japan Football Association named a 26-man Samurai Blue squad for the October FIFA window, pairing Europe-based regulars with J.League form players before Asian third-round qualifiers resume against a rival chasing the same automatic berth.
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EntertainmentDemon Slayer Film Tops Silver Week Box Office as Theatres Restore Power in Chiba
HealthMHLW Opens Cooling Shelter Registry as Elder Care Homes Lag on Chiba Power Restoration
ScienceJMA Extends Heavy Rain Warnings on Saturated Tochigi Slopes Above Utsunomiya Corridor
PoliticsLDP Tables Chiba Disaster Supplement as Takaichi Returns From UN Security Week
OpinionCircuit Breaker Rules Matter More Than Broker Apologies on Japan's First Post-Holiday Cash Session
SecurityNPA Raids Fake Typhoon Donation Sites That Mimicked Prefectural Relief Portals
AISoftBank Outlines On-Device LLM Pilot for Enterprise Phones After MIC Audit Checklist
TechnologyRakuten Mobile Brings Last Chiba Towers Online as Coastal Routes Clear After Dujuan
Credit CardsRakuten Card Sets Typhoon Documentation Rules Before Storm Refunds Enter Chargeback
StocksNikkei 225 Jumps as Cash Market Reopens With Exporters Leading First Full Tokyo Session
BusinessTrading Houses Reprice LNG Inventory as Chiba Port Queues Delay Silver Week Fuel Deliveries
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Rakuten Mobile Brings Last Chiba Towers Online as Coastal Routes Clear After Dujuan
Rakuten Mobile Inc restored the last macro cell sites in typhoon-hit Chiba coastal corridors, clearing Silver Week drive routes as bucket crews finished tower work left by Typhoon Dujuan’s wind and salt damage along Boso highways.
Rakuten Card Sets Typhoon Documentation Rules Before Storm Refunds Enter Chargeback
Rakuten Card tightened typhoon refund documentation before Silver Week disputes escalate to chargebacks, requiring airline disruption codes, hotel force-majeure letters, and timestamped outage evidence when merchants refuse storm-related cancellations.
Nikkei 225 Jumps as Cash Market Reopens With Exporters Leading First Full Tokyo Session
The Nikkei 225 rose in Thursday’s first full Tokyo Stock Exchange cash session after Silver Week, with exporters and chip-linked heavyweights leading while Osaka night futures near 45,200 and the Bank of Japan’s 1.25 per cent stance framed yen-sensitive earnings trades.
Trading Houses Reprice LNG Inventory as Chiba Port Queues Delay Silver Week Fuel Deliveries
Mitsui, ITOCHU, and Marubeni traders are repricing spot LNG inventory and diesel-linked power margins as Typhoon Dujuan leaves fuel trucks queued at Chiba port gates, delaying Silver Week deliveries that feed Tokyo Bay gas plants and independent power sellers.