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00:13

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to Resume MMF Sales

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2025/12/05

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. said Thursday that it plans to sell yen-denominated money management funds, an investment trust that mainly invests in short-term government bonds, starting next year.

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00:11

Japan Diet OKs Bill to Address Uneven Availability of...

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2025/12/05

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted Friday a bill aimed at addressing the uneven availability of doctors in the country and promoting digital transformation in the medical sector.

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00:15

Japan Envoy Sends U.N. Chief Another Letter over...

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2025/12/05

Japan's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres another letter challenging China's claim concerning recent remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on a possible Taiwan contingency.

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00:09

Japan to Enhance Oversight of Local Banks Backed by...

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2025/12/05

The Japanese government plans to strengthen the oversight of regional lenders that have received public funds, or taxpayer money, to improve their financial standings.

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00:11

Japan Parties Apart over Political Donation Reform Bills

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2025/12/04

Japan's ruling and opposition parties remained apart during Thursday's parliamentary deliberations on bills related to the reform of political donations from companies and other organizations.

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00:08

Tourism Industry Wary of Prolonged Impact of...

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2025/12/04

Japan's tourism industry is concerned that the current tensions between Japan and China over Taiwan could have a prolonged impact.

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00:13

Japan-S. Korea Summit Eyed in Nara in Jan.

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2025/12/04

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering holding talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in the western Japan prefecture of Nara in mid-January next year, a Japanese government source said Thursday.

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00:15

Japan Likely to Scrap Defense Equipment Export...

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2025/12/04

The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering scrapping as early as next spring a defense equipment transfer rule that limits exports to five types of defense equipment, such as rescue and transport gear, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:10

Oita City Declares Massive Fire Fully Contained on...

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2025/12/04

The massive fire in the city of Oita in southwestern Japan had been fully contained, the city government declared on Thursday, the 17th day of the disaster.

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00:15

Hokkaido Governor Inspects Tomari Nuclear Plant

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2025/12/04

Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Thursday inspected Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant, ahead of his final decision on whether to approve the planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at the plant in the northernmost Japan prefecture.

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00:11

Japan, Vietnam Vow to Deepen Security Cooperation

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2025/12/04

Senior foreign and defense officials of Japan and Vietnam on Thursday agreed to flesh out cooperation in the field of security to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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00:12

INTERVIEW: Aozora Bank Eyes Stronger Ties with...

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2025/12/04

Aozora Bank plans to strengthen cooperation with regional banks, such as on syndicated loans, to expand its investment banking business, its president, Hideto Oomi, said in a recent interview.

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00:14

Japan Mulls Heavier Auto Tax on Luxury EVs

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2025/12/04

Japan's government and ruling coalition are considering introducing a system designed to increase the annual automobile tax according to the weight of electric vehicles, for which the minimum rate is currently applied, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:11

Abe Shooter Apologizes to Bereaved Family for 1st Time

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2025/12/04

Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with the 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, apologized to the bereaved family for the first time at Nara District Court on Thursday.

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00:18

INTERVIEW: Bain Hints at Acquisitions to Boost York...

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2025/12/04

Bain Capital is "actively discussing" possible business acquisitions to boost the corporate value of York Holdings Co., which the U.S. investment firm acquired from Seven & i Holdings Co. in September, Naofumi Nishi, a partner of Bain Capital, said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.

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00:11

Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies

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2025/12/04

Japan plans to introduce a ban with penalties on implanting a genome-edited fertilized human egg into the womb of a human or another animal amid concerns over "designer babies."

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00:13

Japan Govt, Ruling Bloc Seek to Lessen Tax Revenue...

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2025/12/04

Japan's government and ruling parties have begun discussions on correcting what they say is an imbalance in tax revenues favoring Tokyo, which has led to widening regional disparities in administrative services, it was learned Thursday.

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00:14

Japan Rice Price Outlook Index Falls in Nov.

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2025/12/04

Japan's rice price outlook index fell 7 points from the previous month to 32 in November, an organization comprising the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, and others said Thursday.

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00:14

TEPCO Starts 6th Round of Treated Water Release for...

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2025/12/04

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday began the sixth round for fiscal 2025 of the release into the sea of treated water from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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00:10

Halt on Spanish Pork Imports Overshadows Ham Supply...

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2025/12/04

The suspension of pork imports from Spain due to African swine fever outbreaks in the country has raised concerns about the supply of ham, bacon and other pork products in Japan.

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