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Agriculture, Fisheries and Fisheries Minister Yan Yan's comments regarding the local road budget and suspicions of a cartel in the beer industry have become the focus of politics and economics.
The Liberal Democratic Party and the ``Centrist'' House of Representatives faction have agreed to hold a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on the 13th and 14th.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two people, including Professor Emeritus Kenzo Soai of Tokyo University of Science.
The Niigata District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted four people, including the company's executives at the time, on charges of professional negligence resulting in a fire that killed six people at Sanko Seika's Arakawa factory.
Regarding the reduction in the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the prime minister said, ``I look forward to discussions to make this a reality in this session.''
Regarding Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana's remarks, the prime minister said, ``It is natural that political support or disapproval should not be brought into the budget allocation.''
Prime Minister Takaichi, in a question asked by a representative of the House of Representatives, said that the food consumption tax cut and aid funds are "the best way to go."
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yana said, ``We heard from local people that they were interested, so we wanted to confirm the reason for asking the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism about the road budget.''
The Fair Trade Commission has launched a compulsory investigation into four major beer companies after suspicions that they formed a cartel over the shipping prices of beer and other products grew stronger.
Real wages increased by 1.5% in August, the eighth consecutive month of positive growth.
Paramount Skydance announced that it has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Researchers from Chiba University are participating in the ice cube experiment.
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to a researcher involved in the Ice Cube neutrino observation experiment.
Prime Minister Takaichi will meet with Okinawa Prefectural Governor Koja on the 7th. announced by the government.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism stated that there was no lobbying or pressure from Mr. Yan to reduce the road budget.
It has been revealed that this year's road-related budget for two municipalities in Tochigi Prefecture, whose mayors supported candidates opposed to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan Yan in the House of Representatives election, has been reduced by up to 54%.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ibayashi announced a policy to install circuit breakers in case of heavy rain at underpasses across the country that are at particularly high risk of flooding.
Japan defeated New Zealand 2-1 in the Kirin Cup soccer tournament.
The Nepalese government has decided to suspend search and rescue operations for missing persons in the debris flow disaster.
A spokesman for Yemen's interim government announced that it had "taken control" of the Babel-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping hub.
Three European and American scientists in optogenetics have been selected for this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Spain's prime minister announced an early general election. Voting will take place on November 29th.
Yana revealed that he was instructed by Prime Minister Takaichi to fulfill his duties.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana retracted his statement that local road budgets had been "significantly cut" and apologized.
According to Brazilian media, it is now certain that Lula and Flavio will advance to the run-off in the presidential election.
In the mayoral election of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the incumbent, who promotes an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, was re-elected.
Shin Ji-ae won the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship, earning her a permanent seeding spot on the Japan Tour.
Okinawa Prefecture Governor Koja issued a statement in response to the arrest of the US Marine, saying, ``This is absolutely unacceptable and I feel extremely angry.''
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to Professor Emeritus Kenzo Go of the Tokyo University of Science and Professor Emeritus Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Saclay. Discoveries such as ``asymmetric autocatalytic reactions'' that produce only one enantiomer were praised.

Major news from October 4th to 7th. It covered the announcement of Nobel Prize winners, the indictment at home in the Sanko Confectionery fire, the FTC investigation into a major beer company, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan Yan's comments on the road budget, and domestic and international political, economic, and sports developments.

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to American Professor Francis Hultzen, who leads the international collaborative research project ``Ice Cube.'' Professor Shigeru Yoshida, Director of the International Center for Hadronic Space Research at Chiba University, who is participating in the project, held a press conference at the university in Chiba City on the 6th. Professor Yoshida expressed his joy, saying, ``I was able to get a glimpse of the universe that no one has ever seen before. I am very happy to have received this award.'' Looking back on the time when he took part in 2002 in response to Professor Hultzen's invitation, he revealed, ``Everyone around me was against it. I was half-convinced.'' Furthermore, Professor Yasuno Ishihara, who attended the press conference online from a business trip, hoped that it would be an opportunity to promote the next-generation IceCube project and encourage worldwide neutrino research.

Major news from October 3rd to 6th. Covers domestic and international events such as the incident involving US Marines in Okinawa, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan Yan's road budget cut issue, the announcement of Nobel Prize winners, North Korea's missile launches, and movements related to the House of Representatives election.

Major news from October 3rd to 6th. Reports included the robbery and murder of a U.S. Marine in Okinawa, the suspicion of road budget cuts related to the House of Representatives election, the announcement of Nobel Prize winners, and North Korea's missile launch.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced that it will award the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Hultzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin who led the IceCube neutrino observation project in the Antarctic. A research team from Chiba University is also participating in the project.