TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.

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Japan, U.S. intervened in currency market for 1st time in 15 years

TOKYO - Japan and the United States on Friday conducted a coordinated yen-buying intervention in the currency market, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, the first such move in 15 years, with the two nations ready to act again if necessary.

"This joint action was taken pursuant to the U.S.-Japan Finance Ministers' Joint Statement issued in September 2025 and countered the excessive volatility and disorderly movements of the Japanese yen in recent months," Katayama said in a statement on Monday.

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Japan PM slated to visit quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture

TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Monday, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the area nearly a week earlier.

Takaichi plans to assess local challenges and requests, including improving living conditions for evacuees and quickly restoring infrastructure, and to reflect them in the government's support measures.

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Golf: Kuwaki wins Women's British Open for 1st major title

LYTHAM ST ANNES, England - Japan's Shiho Kuwaki won the Women's British Open after a playoff on Sunday, securing her maiden LPGA Tour title and becoming the seventh female major winner from her country.

The 23-year-old beat Esther Henseleit of Germany on the second playoff hole at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in England, joining Miyu Yamashita from last year and Kuwaki's fellow Okayama native Hinako Shibuno from 2019 as a Japanese winner of the tournament.

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76% in Japan support upholding 3 nonnuclear principles: poll

TOKYO - Seventy-six percent of people in Japan support upholding the country's three nonnuclear principles of not producing, possessing or allowing nuclear weapons on its territory, a poll reported by a major daily showed Sunday.

The survey also found that 77 percent believe Japan should not pursue nuclear sharing, an arrangement under which the United States would station nuclear weapons in Japan for joint operation. With Japan the only country to have suffered atomic bombings in war, the results highlight strong anti-nuclear sentiment as debate grows over revising the principles.

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Filipino housekeeping services win fans in Japan's growing market

TSUKUBA, Japan - Housekeeping services employing Filipino staff have gained in popularity amid growing demand in Japan for such domestic support, with one provider seeing their workforce roughly double over the past decade.

Since the Japanese government began allowing foreign nationals to provide housekeeping services in national strategic special zones in 2016, workers from the Philippines have been a top choice due to their cheerful personalities, diligence as well as expertise.

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Japan team develops "eco-fireworks" with water-soluble shells to cut debris

OTSU, Japan - A Japanese fireworks manufacturer and a university professor have jointly developed more environmentally friendly fireworks with water-soluble shell casings that naturally dissolve after use, in hopes of reducing the impact of fallen debris after displays.

A fireworks ball consists of gunpowder layers inside the outer shell, which shatters upon explosion and falls to the ground. While debris from conventional casings, typically made of kraft paper, takes half a year to decompose, the new shells incorporating water-soluble resin can dissolve in as little as one day.

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Volleyball: Japan beaten by Slovenia in Nations League bronze playoff

NINGBO, China - Japan fell short of the Volleyball Nations League men's podium, losing 3-1 to Slovenia in the tournament's bronze medal playoff Sunday in Ningbo, China.

Bidding for its first Nations League medal since taking silver in 2024, Japan lost 25-21, 26-28, 25-22, 25-22 to Slovenia in front of 5,389 at the Ningbo Beilun Sports and Arts Center.

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Baseball: Yamamoto pitches 3-run solid ball in Dodgers' loss to Red Sox

LOS ANGELES - Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a solid three-run ball over eight innings, but was charged with the loss as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Saturday.

Yamamoto (11-7) allowed four hits, including two solo homers, and a walk, while striking out three at Dodger Stadium.