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The Japan Archives
2026
04
(Apr)
03
(Mar)
02
(Feb)
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The Month Takaichi Won a Supermajority
01
(Jan)
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The Month Takaichi Called a Snap Election
2025
12
(Dec)
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The Month Aomori Was Hit by a Major Earthquake
11
(Nov)
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The Month Takaichi's Taiwan Remarks Sparked a Rift With China
10
(Oct)
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The Month Takaichi Became Prime Minister
09
(Sep)
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The Month Ishiba Announced His Resignation
08
(Aug)
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The Month the Nikkei Reached a New High
07
(Jul)
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The Month Japan's Ruling Bloc Lost Its Upper House Majority
06
(Jun)
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The Month Nippon Steel Took Over U.S. Steel
05
(May)
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The Month Rice Prices Defined Japanese Politics
04
(Apr)
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The Month Trump Hit Japan With 24% Tariffs
03
(Mar)
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The Month Ishiba's Gift Voucher Scandal Erupted
02
(Feb)
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The Month Trump's Tariffs Took Effect
01
(Jan)
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The Month Trump Returned to the White House
2024
12
(Dec)
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The Month Yoon Declared Martial Law
11
(Nov)
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The Month Ishiba Survived a Runoff to Stay Prime Minister
10
(Oct)
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The Month Japan's Ruling Coalition Lost Its Majority
09
(Sep)
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The Month Ishiba Won the LDP Leadership
The Hear archives main headlines as they unfolded. It started tracking Japan in Sep 2024. Click a month for a list of daily archive pages.