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Chip Gear Maker Advantest Reports Suspected...

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2026/02/19

Japanese semiconductor testing equipment maker Advantest Corp. said Thursday that part of its internal systems has been accessed illegally from outside in what may be a ransomware attack.

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00:11

LDP Support Tops 30 Pct for 1st Time in 4 Yrs: Jiji...

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2026/02/19

The support rate for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party topped 30pctfor the first time in four years in February, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.

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00:10

Fed Officials Discuss Weaker Yen at January Meeting

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2026/02/19

U.S. Federal Reserve officials discussed the impact of a weaker yen and higher Japanese government bond yields when they met in late January, the minutes of the meeting showed Wednesday.

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00:13

Cyberattack Causes Leak of 115,000 Sets of Info from...

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2026/02/19

A ransomware attack at Japanese food and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. last September led to the leak of 115,513 sets of personal data, the company has said.

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00:11

Syrian Man Arrested for Allegedly Abandoning Body in...

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2026/02/19

Japanese police arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man on Wednesday on suspicion of abandoning a woman's body in a wooded area in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan.

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00:12

Long Runway Sought for Futenma Base Site Return to Japan

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2026/02/19

The U.S. Department of Defense has said that it would not return the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture to the Japanese side unless a long runway is secured at a replacement facility.

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00:12

Japan's Fukada Wins Gold in Women's...

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2026/02/19

Mari Fukada, 19, captured gold in the women's snowboard slopestyle event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, becoming the youngest Japanese female gold medalist at a Winter Games.

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00:14

Takaichi Voices Resolve for Budget Passage by End of...

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2026/02/18

Following her re-election as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday, Sanae Takaichi expressed her resolve for the passage of the government's fiscal 2026 budget bill by March 31, the end of fiscal 2025.

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00:11

Major Auto Unions Submit Pay Increase Demands for...

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2026/02/18

Labor unions at major Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp., on Wednesday submitted their pay increase demands for this year's "shunto" labor-management negotiations.

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00:08

Japan to Ban Use of Power Banks on Airplanes

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2026/02/18

Japan's transport ministry plans to ban the use of power banks on airplanes as early as April, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:15

Japan Top Court Rules Work-Bar Provision...

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2026/02/18

Japan's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a provision in the now-scrapped security services law that disqualified adult guardianship system users from employment violated the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of occupation and equality under law.

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LDP Busy Educating Tens of Lower House Rookies

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2026/02/18

Executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are busy providing dozens of newly elected House of Representatives lawmakers in the party with instructions about how to behave as political "children" of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also LDP president.

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00:15

JGB Interest Payments Seen Growing to 21.6 T. Yen in...

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2026/02/18

Annual interest payments on Japanese government bonds are projected to reach 21.6 trillion yen in fiscal 2029, about 70pctmore than the level estimated for fiscal 2026, government estimates have shown.

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00:20

Japan Special Corporate Tax Relief Tops 2 T. Yen in...

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2026/02/18

The total amount of corporate tax relief under special tax measures reached a record high of 2,016.4 billion yen in fiscal 2024, up about 16pctfrom 1,733.8 billion yen in the previous year, according to an annual survey by Japan's Finance Ministry.

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00:14

Chinese Visitors to Japan Down 60 Pct in Jan.

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2026/02/18

The estimated number of visitors from mainland China to Japan plunged 60.7pctfrom a year earlier to 385,300 in January, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.

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00:11

Centrist Reform Alliance Launches New Leadership Team

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2026/02/18

The Centrist Reform Alliance launched its new leadership team on Wednesday, as the Japanese opposition party seeks to rebuild unity after suffering a rout in the Feb. 8 general election.

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00:12

Japan to Support Cooperation for Long-Distance Cargo...

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2026/02/18

Japan's transport ministry will provide incentives for logistics service providers to cooperate in the long-distance transportation of cargo, as it aims to advance work style reform for truck drivers.

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00:12

Tohoku Electric Submits Improvement Plan over Flawed...

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2026/02/18

Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Wednesday submitted a set of corrective measures following improper performance tests for antiterror equipment at the Higashidori nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.

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00:12

Japan Lower House Names Takaichi as Prime Minister

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2026/02/18

Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Wednesday named Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi as prime minister.

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2 Women in Japan Give Birth after Frozen Ovarian...

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2026/02/18

A Japanese team led by St. Luke's International Hospital has said that two women have successfully given birth using transplanted ovarian tissues that had been frozen before they underwent cancer treatment.

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