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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Japan
Japan halves speed limit to 30 km/h on narrow city streets to protect pedestrians41dJapanese companies doubling down on India as China risks increase42dSouth Korea, US and Japan to hold Freedom Edge drills near Jeju Island in September46dYayoi Kusama, pioneering Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into infinity, dies at 9747dSouth Korean badminton star An Se-young wins second world title, sets sights on Asian Games defence49dThousands pull Hirosaki Castle keep by rope in Japan's symbolic restoration effort49dAn Se-young wins second BWF world title, beating rival Yamaguchi in straight sets50dFather leaves seven-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji during hike51dExtreme rain and flooding deluge Japan and South Korea with record downpours52dJapan executes pachinko parlour arsonist for killing five people in 2009 Osaka attack53dFour railway workers killed by express train at Japanese station north of Tokyo53dNorth Korea fires barrage of missiles despite Trump's overture to Kim Jong Un53dJapan's defence minister visits Yasukuni Shrine in person as PM Takaichi stays away59dJapan's prime minister sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine but stays away on war anniversary59dRecord rainfall kills eight and strands thousands in Japan's Chiba prefecture59dPutin visits disputed Kuril Islands for first time, drawing sharp Japanese protest60dRecord rainfall kills four and strands thousands in Japan during busy holiday week60dPutin visits disputed Kuril Islands for first time, drawing sharp protest from Japan61dTyphoon Dolphin batters Okinawa and bears down on China's eastern coast[Updated]63dNorth Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into East Sea amid rising regional tensions67d