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Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.1% in September, back above the Bank of Japan's 2% target for the first time in nine months, with a closely watched underlying gauge jumping to 2.4% ahead of the BoJ's October 29–30 meeting.
NASA announced on October 23, 2026 that its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended operations after atmospheric drag pulled it too low to work. The gamma-ray burst hunter, which observed more than 2,000 bursts, is expected to re-enter within weeks after a commercial rescue attempt failed.
On October 23, 2026, Japan's government named Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto among eight recipients of the Order of Culture, making him the first video game creator to receive the country's top cultural honour. The decorations will be presented at the Imperial Palace on November 3.
