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Kyodo News Digest: June 28, 2026

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:06:00 +0900

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, South Korea agree to expand

INTERVIEW: Son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi demands proof of life from military gov't

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:14:00 +0900

The younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country's military-led go

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Baseball: Yamamoto pitches 2-run ball, earns 8th win as Dodgers rout Padres

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:41:00 +0900

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six innings of two-run ball to earn his eighth win of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the

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Football: Nagatomo urges Japan to display maturity against Brazil

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:24:00 +0900

Japan stalwart Yuto Nagatomo believes his team's mental strength will be tested like never before when they face Brazil in the

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Japanese singer, actor Miwa dies at 91

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:23:00 +0900

File photo from August 1998 shows Akihiro Miwa in Tokyo. (Photo not for sale)(For editorial use only) (Kyodo)Japanese singer and a

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Japan mulls expanding gov't bonds for individuals

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:55:00 +0900

Japan's Finance Ministry is considering expanding its lineup of government bonds available to individual investors, with exper

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A year after losing pandas, western Japan town seeks to rebuild tourism

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:21:00 +0900

A year after bidding goodbye to its much-loved giant pandas, the western Japanese town of Shirahama is looking for new ways to lur

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"Japanese first" party cozies up to ruling LDP in bid for policy wins

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:31:00 +0900

Japan's ultraconservative Sanseito party is taking a more cooperative stance toward the ruling coalition, helping to pass bill

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FEATURE: Japanese female footballers drive changes to kits over comfort concerns

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:07:00 +0900

Female footballers in Japan are driving changes to kits long treated as one-size-fits-all, pushing teams and manufacturers to addr

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M6.1 quake jolts northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:18:00 +0900

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 shook northeastern Japan early Sunday, but it posed no threat of tsunami, the we

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BREAKING NEWS: M6.1 quake jolts northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:59:33 +0900

BREAKING NEWS: M6.1 quake jolts northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

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Earthquake alert (automated)

KYODO NEWS — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:26:47 +0900

The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. * Day and T

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Australia to double fines for breaches of under-16s social media ban

KYODO NEWS — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0900

Australia will strengthen its world-leading social media ban for under-16s by granting the country's online safety regulator s

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2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast, 1 dead in landslide

KYODO NEWS — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:48:00 +0900

Two typhoons passed along Japan's Pacific coast on Saturday, leaving one dead and three injured, the weather agency and local

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