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00:15

Takaichi Named "World's Most Powerful...

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2026/02/15

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was featured as "the world's most powerful woman" in an article that ran in the latest issue of the British magazine The Economist, after she led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a landslide victory in a snap election.

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00:12

17-Year-Old Killed, 2 Others Injured in Osaka Stabbing

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2026/02/15

Three 17-year-old boys were attacked in a stabbing in the Dotonbori downtown area in the western Japan city of Osaka around midnight Sunday, with one of them confirmed dead later at a hospital.

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00:11

Motegi Rebuts Chinese Criticism of Japan as Groundless

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2026/02/15

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Saturday criticized his Chinese counterpart for making groundless comments critical of Japan at an international conference in Germany.

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00:09

Japan's Nikaido Takes Silver in Ski Jumping...

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2026/02/15

Japanese ski jumper Ren Nikaido won the silver medal in the men's individual large hill event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Saturday.

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00:15

Motegi, Rubio Vow Cooperation for Takaichi-Trump Summit

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2026/02/15

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday agreed to work closely to make an upcoming summit between the leaders of the two countries an opportunity to demonstrate the unwavering Japan-U.S. alliance.

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00:14

China's Foreign Minister Raps Japan at Security...

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2026/02/14

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi again criticized Japan at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks from last year regarding a possible Taiwan contingency.

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00:15

TEPCO Fixes Instrument Glitch at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa...

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2026/02/14

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Saturday it has fixed a malfunction found in a measuring instrument for the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, by replacing parts.

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00:15

Kanagawa Police to Revoke 2,700 Traffic Violations

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2026/02/14

The prefectural police department of Kanagawa, south of Tokyo, is set to cancel about 2,700 traffic violations that are believed to have been based on documents allegedly falsified by some officers, investigative sources said Saturday.

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00:12

Shizuoka Police Raid Ousted Ito Mayor's Home

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2026/02/14

Shizuoka prefectural police have raided the home of former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo, who faces allegations of falsifying her academic background, investigation sources said Saturday.

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00:11

Koizumi Calls for Unity among Japan, U.S., Europe

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2026/02/14

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday emphasized the need for unity among Japan, the United States and Europe at a security conference in Munich, Germany.

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00:12

Japanese Snowboarder Totsuka Wins Halfpipe Gold

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2026/02/14

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka snatched the gold medal in the men's halfpipe event at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday, giving Japan its third gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics.

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00:13

Aging Families of Possible N. Korea Abductees Seek...

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2026/02/14

The families of missing persons believed to have been abducted by North Korea but not designated as such on the Japanese government's official list of abduction victims need broader support as their activities have been affected by aging.

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00:15

Japan Approves Muscular Dystrophy Drug Price of 300...

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2026/02/13

An advisory panel to Japan's health minister decided Friday to allow public health insurance coverage for a gene therapy for muscular dystrophy beginning Feb. 20 and set the drug's official price at about 304.97 million yen.

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00:14

Takaichi Expecting Additional BOJ Rate Hike: Adviser

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2026/02/13

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expects the Bank of Japan to raise its policy interest rate in the near future, but not this spring, Etsuro Honda, an economic adviser to the Japanese leader, has said in a recent interview.

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00:09

PM Takaichi to Meet with BOJ Gov. Ueda on Monday

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2026/02/13

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Monday, the government said Friday.

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00:15

Japan Releases 5-Yr Cancer Survival Rates for 2017,...

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2026/02/13

Japan's health ministry released on Friday the five-year survival rates of people newly diagnosed with cancer across the country in 2017 and 2018, showing that prostate cancer patients had the highest rates among those aged 15 or over.

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00:13

Toyota Union to Seek Pay Hikes of Up to 21,580 Yen

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2026/02/13

Toyota Motor Corp.'s labor union decided Friday to demand pay scale and regular wage increases of 8,590-21,580 yen a month in this year's "shunto" spring negotiations.

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00:18

Takaichi Still Wants Budget to Pass through Diet...

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2026/02/13

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructed her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday to expedite deliberations at the upcoming special session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, so the government's initial budget for fiscal 2026 can pass through the Diet before the current fiscal year ends next month.

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00:10

Weakened Satisfaction Likely to Drive Excessive Drinking

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2026/02/13

A weakening of a mechanism that produces a sense of satisfaction after drinking could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, a team of Japanese and other researchers has found.

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00:10

Japan May Hit 2 Pct Inflation Target This Spring: BOJ...

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2026/02/13

Bank of Japan policymaker Naoki Tamura said Friday that the central bank's 2pctinflation target could be deemed to have been achieved as early as this spring.

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