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Sports Day Monday: Kobe Top J1, Nikkei Tests 70,000, and Festival QR Scams Draw a Fintech Alert
Your Daily Update for 2026-10-12 — twelve stories from the Japan edition: energy import costs, a semiconductor pullback, PayPay skimming warnings, Diet defense rules, and holiday cinema queues.
SportsVissel Kobe Takes J1 Lead With Late Winner Over Gamba at Noevir Stadium
Vissel Kobe scored a late winner against Gamba Osaka at Noevir Stadium to seize the J1 lead after the Sports Day break, tightening a title race that had been deadlocked for weeks.
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EntertainmentPokémon Horizons Film Debuts at Shinjuku Piccadilly With Midnight Queue
HealthNational Cancer Center Warns of Colorectal Screening Backlog in Aging Prefectures
ScienceJAMSTEC ROV Recovers Mantle Rock Samples From Mariana Trench Foray
PoliticsKishida Faction Deal Clears Diet Vote on Overseas Defense Plant Rules
OpinionOpinion: Medium-Term Fiscal Anchors Beat Election-Eve Sticker-Price Theater
SecurityFintech Association Warns on PayPay QR Skimming at Festival Stalls Nationwide
AILINE Yahoo Deploys On-Device Translation for Disaster Chatbots in Kinki Pilot
TechnologyNEC Supplies Face-Recognition Gates for New Chitose International Departures Wing
Credit CardsMitsubishi UFJ NICOS Cuts Foreign ATM Fee on Platinum Cards for Okinawa Travelers
StocksAdvantest Leads Semiconductor Dip as Tokyo Profit-Takers Trim AI Holdings
BusinessInpex Faces Higher LNG Procurement Bills as Yen Stays Near 158 Per Dollar
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NEC Supplies Face-Recognition Gates for New Chitose International Departures Wing
NEC Corp is supplying face-recognition boarding gates for New Chitose Airport's international departures wing, part of a Hokkaido hub upgrade that tests biometric throughput before winter charter traffic peaks.
Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Cuts Foreign ATM Fee on Platinum Cards for Okinawa Travelers
Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS is cutting foreign ATM cash fees for select platinum cardholders traveling in Okinawa through December, a niche perk that highlights how issuers compete on holiday corridors when the weak yen makes overseas withdrawals costlier.
Advantest Leads Semiconductor Dip as Tokyo Profit-Takers Trim AI Holdings
Advantest and other Tokyo AI-hardware leaders led a semiconductor pullback on Monday as investors locked in gains ahead of U.S. CPI data, leaving the Nikkei near 70,000 while 10-year JGB yields hovered around 3.1 percent.
Inpex Faces Higher LNG Procurement Bills as Yen Stays Near 158 Per Dollar
Inpex is booking higher yen-denominated LNG procurement costs as the currency trades near 158 per dollar, forcing the producer to lean on domestic gas sales and equity stakes while investors watch whether Middle East supply reroutes squeeze winter margins.