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Japan Earns Record 24 Winter Games Medals at...

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2026/02/23

Japan earned a record number of Winter Olympics medals, at 24, at the 17-day Milan-Cortina Games that came to an end Sunday.

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00:12

Emperor Naruhito Turns 66 Ahead of Disaster Milestones

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2026/02/22

Japan's Emperor Naruhito turned 66 on Monday, ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March and the 10th anniversary of the Kumamoto earthquakes in April.

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00:12

Hokkaido Village Mayor Backing Nuclear Site Survey...

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2026/02/22

The incumbent mayor of Kamoenai, Hokkaido, who is positive about a survey for selecting a nuclear waste disposal site, secured re-election in Sunday's mayoral poll in the northern Japan village.

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00:10

Japan to Subsidize Snowplow Introduction at Airports

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2026/02/21

Japan's transport ministry plans to cover half of the cost for domestic airlines and local governments managing airports to purchase snowplows and other snow removal equipment.

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00:08

2 Dead in Ship Collision off Mie Pref.

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2026/02/20

A cargo ship collided with a leisure fishing boat off Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Friday, leaving two men dead.

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00:15

Koizumi Denies Japan-U.S. Discrepancy over Return of...

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2026/02/20

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that there is no misunderstanding between Japan and the United States regarding the planned return of the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan.

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00:14

Japan Expands Squid Catch Quota 3.6-Fold

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2026/02/20

Japan's Fisheries Agency on Friday approved an increase to the catch quota for Japanese common squid to 68,400 tons for the next fishing season, a 3.6-fold jump from the current season's initial quota.

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00:15

5 Killed in Temple Fire in Yamaguchi Prefecture

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2026/02/20

A fire at a Buddhist temple and two nearby buildings in the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the small hours of Friday resulted in the deaths of five people, according to local police and fire authorities.

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00:16

Japanese Listed Firms Post Record Net Profits in...

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2026/02/20

Combined net profits at Japanese listed companies in April-December 2025 rose 3.9pctfrom a year earlier to a record 44,528.1 billion yen, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

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00:10

Kansai Electric's Mori Selected Head of Power...

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2026/02/20

The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Friday that it has selected Kansai Electric Power Co. President Nozomu Mori as its new chairman.

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00:13

Japan to Send Parliamentary Vice Minister to...

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2026/02/20

The Japanese government will send Parliamentary Vice Minister for the Cabinet Office Naoki Furukawa to this year's annual ceremony for the Takeshima Islands, minister for territorial issues Jiro Akama said Friday.

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00:10

Japanese Version of MLB Superstar Ohtani's...

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2026/02/20

The Japanese version of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's English-language picture book about his beloved dog, Decoy, was published Friday.

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00:17

Nuclear Power Eyed for Japan's 2nd-Round...

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2026/02/20

Japan and the United States are considering next-generation nuclear power reactor construction as a strong candidate for the second round of Japan's investments in and loans to the United States totaling 550 billion dollars as part of the two nations' tariff agreement, it was learned Friday.

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00:15

Japan's LDP OKs Draft Proposal for Lifting Ban...

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2026/02/20

The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Research Commission on Security on Friday approved a draft proposal for the government to scrap current rules limiting the scope of defense equipment exports, thereby allowing lethal arms shipments in principle.

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00:09

Regenerative Medicine Clinic in Tokyo Gets Biz...

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2026/02/20

Japan's health ministry ordered a clinic in Tokyo to improve its operations Friday over its violations of the law on safety in regenerative medicine.

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00:16

6 Nabbed for Tokyo Arson Possibly Linked to Land...

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2026/02/20

Police have arrested six men in their 20s to 30s, including an apartment management company employee, for allegedly setting fire to a private house and an adjacent vacant apartment building in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward last year, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:10

Japan Aims to Spur Growth with Crisis Management...

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2026/02/20

Japan will promote economic growth through crisis management investment, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi said in a parliamentary speech Friday.

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00:10

Japan Finance Chief Vows Fiscal Reform for Strong...

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2026/02/20

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday pledged to reform the country's fiscal structure to realize a strong economy and ensure fiscal sustainability.

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00:13

Japan Govt Submits FY 2026 Draft Budget to Parliament

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2026/02/20

The Japanese government submitted to the Diet, the country's parliament, on Friday a draft fiscal 2026 budget, which was compiled under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's "responsible and proactive" fiscal policy.

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00:18

TEPCO Halts Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Reactor for Inspections

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2026/02/20

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday suspended operations at the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for inspections, part of procedures for restarting a reactor that has been offline for an extended period.

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