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Japan Edition: Fuel Markers Rise, Diet Drama, and a Soft 40-Year Bond Auction
Tuesday after Sports Day brought a third Eneos gasoline marker hike, weaker bank shares after a long JGB sale, farm-minister fallout in the Diet, and a dozen desk stories from NPB+ to lunar ice maps.
PoliticsDiet Member Suzuki Files No-Confidence Motion Over Yanagisawa Highway-Funding Joke
Opposition lawmaker Hiroshi Suzuki filed a no-confidence motion against Agriculture Minister Tetsushi Yanagisawa on Tuesday after Yanagisawa joked that road budgets could pave his driveway, a gaffe opposition parties are using to slow the LDP’s budget committee calendar.
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BusinessEneos Raises Retail Gasoline Marker Price for Third Time in Four Weeks as Crude Holds Above $60
StocksResona Holdings and Mizuho Bank Shares Weigh on Banking Subindex After 40-Year JGB Sale
SecurityIPA Issues Emergency Bulletin on FortiGate SSL VPN Flaws After Hyogo Prefecture Office Breach
TechnologyNPB Enterprise Says NPB+ Registered 890,000 Accounts in Opening Week of 2026 Season
AIGen-nai Trial Stack Adds Fujitsu Takane 32B for Ministry Draft-Rule Summaries
HealthChest CT Lung-Cancer Screenings Top 1.2 Million Completed Cases Nationwide in FY2026 First Half
ScienceSELENE Archive Points to Shadowed Ice Near SLIM Landing Latitude
SportsPromotion Playoff Semifinals Will Use Video Review for First Time in J1 History
EntertainmentEarwig and the Witch Limited Theatrical Return Precedes Whisper-of-the-Heart IMAX Push
OpinionOpinion: Sumo Ticket Resale Caps Protect Fans Better Than Blanket Price Floors
Credit CardsJCB Card Adds Real-Time FX Rate Push Alerts on Its Mobile App Before Overseas Travel Season
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Opinion: Sumo Ticket Resale Caps Protect Fans Better Than Blanket Price Floors
InfoHandle Editorial argues Japan Sumo Association resale caps on Ryogoku tournament seats protect hometown fans better than blanket price floors that push trade onto anonymous marketplaces.
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