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00:12

Centrist Party's Ishii to Become Vice Speaker of...

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2026/02/17

Japan's major opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Tuesday recommended Keiichi Ishii as vice speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament.

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00:08

More Profit-Making Companies Cutting Jobs in Japan

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2026/02/17

An increasing number of profit-making large companies in Japan are trimming their workforces, including through voluntary retirement programs.

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00:12

Japan Ties Record Winter Games Medals with Figure...

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2026/02/17

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara secured gold in figure skating pairs at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday, the first Olympic medal of any color in the event for Japan.

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00:13

Ex-Sega Pres. Hideki Sato, Architect of Mega Drive,...

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2026/02/17

Former Sega Corp. President Hideki Sato, who helped develop the firm's flagship gaming consoles, including the Mega Drive, died at 75 on Friday, the company said on its official X account Monday.

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00:11

JIP Head Yoshimura Refers to Possible Return to...

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2026/02/16

Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura, also governor of Osaka Prefecture, has indicated the possibility of considering returning to national politics.

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00:15

INTERVIEW: Japan to Help Prevent Radicalization of...

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2026/02/16

Japan will help young people in Gaza gain economic independence and prevent them from radicalizing, Takeshi Okubo, Japanese ambassador in charge of assisting the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory, said in an interview with Jiji Press on Monday.

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00:10

Japan Simplifies Import Procedures for U.S.-Made...

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2026/02/16

Japan's transport ministry said Monday that it has launched a certification system to simplify the import process for passenger cars produced in the United States.

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00:15

TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Restarts Power...

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2026/02/16

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Monday began sending electricity from its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, to the Tokyo metropolitan area for the first time in about 14 years.

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00:13

Takaichi Reiterates Willingness to Meet with N....

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2026/02/16

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday reiterated her willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive country decades ago.

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00:11

"Kokuho" Earns 20 B. Yen at Japan...

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2026/02/16

Japanese film "Kokuho" had earned 20,008.51 million yen at the box office in Japan as of Sunday, film distributor Toho Co. said Monday.

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00:14

High Court Rejects Retrial Appeal on Fukuoka...

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2026/02/16

Fukuoka High Court rejected an appeal on Monday for a retrial for the 1992 murder of two 7-year-old girls in the city of Iizuka in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, for which a death row convict had been executed.

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00:08

Takaichi Meets with BOJ Chief

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2026/02/16

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Monday.

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00:13

Takaichi to Keep Ministers Out of Takeshima Day Ceremony

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2026/02/16

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will not send any cabinet minister to an annual ceremony for the Takeshima Islands, now under effective control of South Korea, in Shimane Prefecture, it was learned Monday.

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00:14

Mizuho Securities Raided over Alleged Insider Trading...

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2026/02/16

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission conducted a compulsory search at the main office of Mizuho Securities Co. last month on suspicion that an employee had been involved in insider trading, informed sources said Monday.

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00:11

Japan to Boost Support for Remote Indonesian Islands

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2026/02/16

Japan has been beefing up its fishery-related aid to Indonesia's remote Natuna Islands in the southern part of the South China Sea, likely in hopes of curbing China's influence in the area.

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00:14

Rice Prices Remain High in Japan Even after Stockpile...

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2026/02/16

Retail rice prices in Japan are still above 4,000 yen per 5 kilograms on average, almost double the level before supply shortages hit consumers, even after the government's releases of stockpiled rice to keep prices low.

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00:14

"Luffy" Crime Ring Member Sentenced...

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2026/02/16

Tokyo District Court on Monday handed down a life sentence to a senior member of a Japanese crime ring that was led by individuals called "Luffy" in the Philippines and behind a series of high-profile robbery and other crimes across Japan.

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00:11

Japan's Horishima Wins Silver in Dual Moguls

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2026/02/15

Japan's Ikuma Horishima won the silver medal in the men's freestyle skiing dual moguls at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, the 10th day of the Games in Italy.

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00:13

Memorial Website for "Genius"...

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2026/02/15

Kyoto University's Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior has launched a memorial website for Ai, a chimpanzee known as a "genius " for her cognitive abilities, one month after she died at the age of 49.

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00:16

Yoshimura to Remain JIP Leader

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2026/02/15

Members of the Japan Innovation Party have voted not to hold a leadership election despite the party's sluggish results in the Feb. 8 parliamentary election, a move that allows Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura to remain its leader, officials announced Sunday.

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