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Toyota quality scandal widens as 10 models found to have rigged data

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that power output data had been manipulated for 10 of its models sold globally, in a new blow to the world's biggest automaker group, which has been plagued by a series of quality control issues in recent years.

Its affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. fabricated the data on diesel engines it makes and supplies for the automaker, Toyota said, adding that it will suspend shipment of the affected vehicles, including the Land Cruiser 300 and the Hilux.

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Man believed to be fugitive 1970s terrorist bomber dies in hospital

TOKYO - A man thought to be the suspect wanted for one of a series of terrorist bombings in Japan in the 1970s died Monday morning at a hospital near Tokyo, an investigative source said.

The man recently confessed to being alleged bomber Satoshi Kirishima, who was a member of an extreme left-wing group. He was undergoing treatment for terminal stomach cancer at the hospital in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, and was confirmed dead at 7:33 a.m., according to the source.

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LDP to negotiate political funds law revisions with other parties: PM

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that his Liberal Democratic Party is ready to start discussions with other parties over revisions to the political funds control law and to investigate a slush fund scandal that has bruised the LDP.

As the 150-day ordinary parliament session kicked off Friday, opposition parties intensified their offensive against Kishida, who heads the LDP, over the scandal involving some of its factions that has taken a heavy toll on his Cabinet's popularity.

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Japan, Germany sign military supply-sharing pact amid China rise

TOKYO - Japan and Germany on Monday concluded a military pact to facilitate exchanges of supplies and logistical support, as the two countries aim to strengthen their defense ties in the face of China's growing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and German Ambassador to Japan Clemens von Goetze signed in Tokyo the acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, or ACSA, which simplifies the process of sharing food, fuel and ammunition between the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the German military.

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Japan's Moon explorer begins functioning again, resumes mission

TOKYO - A Japanese lunar explorer has begun functioning again and resumed its mission on the Moon aimed at unraveling its origins after a successful landing earlier this month, the country's space agency said Monday.

The built-in solar panels of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, have likely started generating power after they failed to do so due to the panels not facing the Sun properly upon landing, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

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Hong Kong court orders Chinese property giant Evergrande to wind up

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered embattled property developer China Evergrande Group to wind up, over a year after a liquidation petition was filed by an investor.

The Hong Kong High Court said the company had failed to come up with a detailed plan to restructure its debts after the case was adjourned last December.

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Japan to host 2025 Expo as scheduled despite powerful quake: gov't

TOKYO - Japan has no intention to change its plan to host the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, regardless of a powerful New Year's Day earthquake that could disrupt the supply of construction materials, the top government spokesman said Monday.

Yoshimasa Hayashi's remarks came days after economic security minister Sanae Takaichi said she had urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to push back the event to prioritize reconstruction from the earthquake on the Noto Peninsula on the Sea of Japan coast.

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3 U.S. soldiers killed by drone attack in Jordan, many injured

WASHINGTON - Three U.S. soldiers have been killed and many others injured in a drone assault on their military facility in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, the U.S. government said Sunday.

It marks the first time U.S. military personnel have been killed in a deliberate attack since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct. 7, which has destabilized the situation in the Middle East, according to U.S. media reports.

==Kyodo

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