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00:17

Japan Private-Sector Rice Imports Jump 95-Fold in 2025

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2026/01/29

Japan's private-sector rice imports surged 95-fold in 2025 from the previous year to 96,834 tons as demand for foreign rice was strong despite high tariffs because of surging prices for domestically grown rice, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.

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00:16

Japan Box-Office Revenues Mark Record High in 2025

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2026/01/29

Box-office revenues in Japan soared 32.6pctfrom the previous year to mark a record high of 274,452 million yen, led by megahit Japanese films in 2025, an industry group has said.

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00:10

Japan Police Conduct 13 Undercover Probes into...

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2026/01/29

Japanese police conducted 13 undercover investigations into so-called dark part-time jobs through last month, National Police Agency sources said Thursday.

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00:11

Bessent Denies Yen-Buying Intervention by U.S.

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2026/01/29

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday denied that the United States is engaging in any dollar-selling, yen-buying intervention to guide the Japanese currency higher.

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00:09

Japan, Canada Sign Defense Equipment Transfer Pact

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2026/01/29

Japan and Canada have signed an agreement to allow the two countries to export defense equipment to each other, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

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00:15

Fuji TV Regains 80 Pct of Sponsors, 1 Year On

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2026/01/28

Fuji Television Network Inc. has regained about 80pctof its sponsors who suspended commercials in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal involving former TV star Masahiro Nakai, which led to the resignation of its president about a year ago.

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00:17

Nidec Admits Prioritizing Founder Nagamori's...

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2026/01/28

Japanese electronic device maker Nidec Corp. submitted a report on its alleged accounting irregularities to the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, admitting that its corporate culture prioritizing the intentions of its founder, Shigenobu Nagamori, had weakened its internal controls.

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00:12

Japanese Film Director Yoichi Higashi Dies at 91

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2026/01/28

Japanese film director Yoichi Higashi, known for mega-hit 1992 movie "The River with No Bridge," died of old age at a hospital in Tokyo on Jan. 21. He was 91.

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00:11

Hiroshima Carp Infielder Arrested over...

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2026/01/28

An infielder of the Japanese professional baseball team Hiroshima Toyo Carp has been arrested for allegedly using etomidate, a designated drug also known as the "zombie cigarette."

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00:12

Askul Logs 6.6 B-Yen Net Loss for 2 Quarters Ended Nov.

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2026/01/28

Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of 6.6 billion yen for the two quarters ended in November 2025.

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00:13

Kumamoto Court Denies Retrial over Special Court in...

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2026/01/28

Kumamoto District Court on Wednesday dismissed the fourth appeal for a retrial of the case involving a special court within an isolated facility where a man deemed to have leprosy was sentenced to death in the 1950s.

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00:14

Toyota Recaling 240,000 Prius Sedans

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2026/01/28

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 240,000 units of the Prius hybrid sedan to fix the rear door-opening system, according to a report the major automaker filed with the Japanese transport ministry Wednesday.

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00:12

Saitama Sinkhole Remains Open 1 Year after Forming

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2026/01/28

A sinkhole up to about 30 meters wide remains open in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, which marked one year after the hole formed and a truck fell into it.

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00:07

Japan Prime Minister's Office Warns of Fake...

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2026/01/28

The Japanese prime minister's office is warning that several fake websites pretending to be its own have been confirmed.

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00:21

INTERVIEW: BOJ's Unorthodox Easing "Hit...

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2026/01/28

Former Bank of Japan Policy Board member Sayuri Shirai has said that the central bank's unprecedented quantitative and qualitative monetary easing regime, characterized by massive purchases of mainly Japanese government bonds, "reached its limit" around the second half of 2015 as the bank was struggling to meet its 2pctinflation target.

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00:13

Eastern Japan Railways to Expand Credit Card Payments

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2026/01/28

Eleven railway and subway operators in eastern Japan said Wednesday that they will accept tap-and-go credit card payments at 729 stations on 54 lines from March 25, about double the current numbers.

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00:08

Japan, Mercosur Hold 1st Partnership Meeting

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2026/01/28

Japan and Mercosur countries have held the first meeting to discuss their strategic partnership, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

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00:15

Overseas Assets Held by Japan Residents Hit Record in...

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2026/01/28

Overseas assets held by wealthy residents of Japan in 2024 rose 26.3pctfrom the previous year to a record high of 8,194.5 billion yen, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday.

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00:11

Japan, S. Korea Defense Ministers to Hold Talks Fri.

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2026/01/28

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will hold talks with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, in his hometown of Yokosuka on Friday, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

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00:17

BOJ Bulldozes Massive Easing despite Little Yield in...

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2026/01/28

The Bank of Japan forced ahead unprecedented qualitative and quantitative easing despite its failure to overcome deflation in the country more than two years after the introduction of the massive easing policy, the minutes of the central bank's Policy Board meetings in the second half of 2015 showed Wednesday.

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