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00:07

Japan Rushing to Develop AI Tools to Aid Surgeons

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2026/06/10

Moves are underway in Japan to develop artificial intelligence tools designed to help reduce burdens on surgeons.

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00:14

Japan, Malaysia Affirm Cooperation on Stable LNG...

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2026/06/10

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, on Wednesday affirmed their cooperation to ensure stable supplies of liquefied natural gas from Malaysia to Japan amid tensions in the Middle East.

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00:09

Asics to Spin Off Onitsuka Tiger Brand

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2026/06/10

Japanese sporting goods maker Asics Corp. said Wednesday that it will spin off its Onitsuka Tiger sneaker brand business on Jan. 1 next year.

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00:10

Penguins Use Group Cues to Find Foraging Grounds:...

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2026/06/10

A team of Japanese researchers has found that Adelie penguins in Antarctica tend to reach new foraging grounds by moving in groups after unsuccessful attempts to find food.

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00:08

Japan Makes Digital Textbooks Official

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2026/06/10

Japan's parliament approved Wednesday legislation to allow the use of digital textbooks as official teaching materials in classes.

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00:12

JR East Starts Running Tokyo DisneySea-Themed...

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2026/06/10

East Japan Railway Co. on Wednesday started operating a specially painted Shinkansen bullet train themed on the 25th anniversary of Tokyo DisneySea, a theme park near the Japanese capital.

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00:16

Japan Producer Prices Up 6.3 Pct in May amid Middle...

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2026/06/10

Japan's producer prices in May increased 6.3pctfrom a year earlier, the biggest rise since March 2023, as crude oil prices remained high due to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.

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00:09

INTERVIEW: Ex-MOF Official Urges BOJ to Continue Rate...

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2026/06/09

Takehiko Nakao, a former senior official at Japan's Ministry of Finance, has called on the Bank of Japan to continue raising interest rates.

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00:08

LDP OKs Bill to Criminalize National Flag Vandalism

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2026/06/09

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday adopted a bill that criminalizes vandalism of the Japanese national flag.

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00:11

JR East's New Overnight Express Train Named...

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2026/06/09

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Tuesday unveiled "Luna Azul" as the name of its new overnight limited express train, set to debut in fiscal 2027.

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00:12

CRA Requests Revisions to Retrial System Reform Bill

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2026/06/09

The opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Tuesday requested revisions to the government's bill to reform the country's retrial system, including allowing the disclosure of evidence lists to the defense.

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00:13

Japan Diet's Draft Proposal on Imperial Family...

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2026/06/09

The leaders and vice leaders of both chambers of the Diet, Japan's parliament, will seek political parties' approval as early as Wednesday for a draft proposal on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members.

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00:13

LDP Mulls Proposal to Automatically Cut 45 Lower...

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2026/06/09

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is looking at a proposal to automatically reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives if a ruling-opposition panel fails to reach a deal within a year.

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00:13

JR East to Shift from Magnetic to QR Code Tickets in...

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2026/06/09

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday it will discontinue magnetic short-distance tickets sold at all stations on its conventional lines and replace them with QR code tickets in spring 2027.

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00:10

Bear Captured in Tochigi Capital after Days of Sightings

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2026/06/09

A bear believed to be the one repeatedly spotted across Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, since Saturday was captured on Tuesday, according to city officials.

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00:13

Japan's Hayabusa2 to Observe Asteroid Torifune...

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2026/06/09

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday that its Hayabusa2 unmanned probe will observe asteroid Torifune at around at 6:30 p.m. on July 5, as the explorer makes a high-speed flyby.

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00:12

12th, 13th "Constitutional" Rulings...

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2026/06/09

Sendai High Court and Hiroshima High Court's Matsue branch both ruled Tuesday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparity.

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00:11

Ex-Death Row Inmate's Sister Seeks Evidence...

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2026/06/09

The older sister of former Japanese death row inmate Iwao Hakamata on Tuesday called for prosecutors to fully disclose evidence in relation to a review of the country's retrial system.

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00:10

LDP Adopts Proposal on Revision of 3 Key Security...

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2026/06/09

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday officially adopted its proposal on an envisaged revision of the country's three key security-related documents.

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00:13

INTERVIEW: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Mulls Up to 380 B....

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2026/06/09

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank plans to invest 360 billion yen to 380 billion yen in digital technologies over three years, President Manatomo Yoneyama said in an interview.

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