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00:08

Body of High School Girl, 17, Found in Eastern Japan

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2026/06/11

The body of a 17-year-old high school girl has been found in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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00:14

LDP OKs Bill to Cut 45 Seats in Lower House

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2026/06/11

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a bill to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, by about 10 pct.

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00:16

Aide Unable to Confirm Voice in Questioned Audio: PM...

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2026/06/11

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has suggested that she was unable to confirm the authenticity of a voice believed to be that of her secretary in audio from an online meeting attended by a man believed to have created videos defaming the prime minister's rivals in key elections last year.

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00:12

Japan's 3 Megabanks to Jointly Issue Stablecoin

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2026/06/11

Japan's three megabank lenders have announced plans to jointly issue a stablecoin, a type of digital asset, linked to currencies such as the yen and the U.S. dollar, during the year ending next March.

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00:12

Japan's Takaichi to Unveil 3 Energy Security...

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2026/06/11

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to propose three principles on energy security at the upcoming Group of Seven summit in France, which opens Monday, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:14

Japan Financial Firms to Join NEC-Anthropic AI...

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2026/06/11

Major Japanese financial institutions, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., will participate in a strategic collaboration between NEC Corp. and U.S. startup Anthropic, it was learned Thursday.

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00:13

Japan Police Seek Cooperation from Biz over Lone...

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2026/06/11

Japan's National Police Agency instructed the country's 47 prefectural police departments Thursday to set up cooperative frameworks with rental storage and parcel delivery businesses to fight lone offender terrorism.

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00:10

U.S. Asset Manager Apollo Eyes Buyout of Japanese...

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2026/06/11

U.S. asset management company Apollo Global Management Inc. is seeking to buy a life insurer in Japan to gain market share in the country, according to the Financial Times.

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00:07

Starbucks Mulls Sale of Japan Business: Report

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2026/06/11

U.S. coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp. is considering selling its Japanese business, Bloomberg has reported.

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00:15

Toyota Chm. Toyoda Gets Record 2.1 B.-Yen Pay in FY 2025

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2026/06/11

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda received 2,113 million yen in executive compensation in fiscal 2025, the highest pay for a Toyota executive for the third year running, the leading Japanese automaker has said.

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00:12

Japan, Azerbaijan Agree to Boost Energy Cooperation

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2026/06/11

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, have agreed that their countries will cooperate in various fields, including the energy sector.

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00:14

Suprapartisan Panel Agrees to Consider Tax Credits in...

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2026/06/10

Japan's suprapartisan National Council on Social Security agreed at a working-level meeting Wednesday to consider the tax credit part of a proposed refundable tax credit system in the future after implementing its refund part first.

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00:16

Ex-Japan Lower House Speaker Yohei Kono Dies at 89

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2026/06/10

Yohei Kono, former speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, who is also known to have written a landmark 1993 statement over wartime comfort women, died on Monday at the age of 89, people close to him said Wednesday.

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00:11

Canada to Join Japan-U.K.-Italy Fighter Project as...

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2026/06/10

Canada plans to take part in a joint project among Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet as an observer, Japanese government sources said Wednesday.

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00:10

Chinese Coast Guard Ships Enter Japanese Waters near...

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2026/06/10

Four Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

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00:15

2 "Matsuya" Companies Team Up in...

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2026/06/10

Japanese restaurant chain Matsuya Foods Co. launched its first permanent department-store outlet at Matsuya Co.'s store in the posh Ginza district in Tokyo on Wednesday, as the two "Matsuya" brands seek to synergies from their stepped-up collaboration.

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00:11

NTT to Launch Fund to Promote IOWN Infrastructure...

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2026/06/10

NTT Inc. said Wednesday that it will establish an investment fund this month to globally promote the IOWN next-generation communication infrastructure using optical technology.

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00:15

Japan, U.S. Confirm Stronger Ties in Extended Deterrence

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2026/06/10

Japan and the United States have held working-level talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on extended deterrence, including the U.S. nuclear umbrella, reaffirming their commitment to stronger bilateral cooperation, the Japanese government said Wednesday.

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00:13

BOJ Gov. Ueda Hospitalized, to Miss Policy Meeting

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2026/06/10

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalized for treatment of an infectious disease and is expected to miss the central bank's next policy-setting meeting set for Monday-Tuesday, the BOJ said Wednesday.

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00:14

Takaichi, Modi May Meet in Indian State of Assam July 1

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2026/06/10

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, may meet in Assam on July 1, during Takaichi's first visit to India since taking office, the chief minister of the northeastern Indian state has said.

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