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00:12

3 Firms to Consolidate Ethylene Production in Western...

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2026/01/28

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Asahi Kasei Corp. and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. have said they will consolidate their ethylene production facilities in western Japan as early as fiscal 2030.

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00:16

Japan Court Orders Govt to Pay Damages over Hibakusha...

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2026/01/28

A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the government to pay 3.3 million yen in compensation to bereaved relatives of three hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who returned to South Korea after the bombing some 80 years ago and could not receive relief aid for a long period.

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00:15

BOJ's December Rate Hike Reflected Concerns over...

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2026/01/28

The Bank of Japan's decision at a monetary policy meeting in December to raise its policy rate to 0.75pctreflected concerns over higher inflation stemming from a weak yen, according to the minutes of the meeting released on Wednesday.

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00:11

Japan, Belgium Celebrate 160th Anniversary of...

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2026/01/28

Japan and Belgium held the opening ceremony for events commemorating the 160th anniversary of their diplomatic relations at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on Tuesday.

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00:10

2 Pandas Arrive in China from Japan

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2026/01/28

Twin giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, arrived in Sichuan Province in southwestern China on Wednesday after leaving Tokyo's Ueno Zoo the previous day.

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00:17

2026 POLLS: Share of Female Candidates Hits Record High

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2026/01/28

The share of women in all candidates in Japan's House of Representatives election next month stands at 24.4 pct, up 1.0 percentage point from the previous Lower House poll in October 2024 and marking a record high for a general election in the country.

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00:09

G-7 Finance Chiefs Discuss Supply Chains for Critical...

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2026/01/28

Finance ministers of the Group of Seven major industrial nations at an online meeting Tuesday discussed measures to enhance supply chains for critical minerals.

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00:14

2026 POLLS: Max Vote-Value Gap Estimated at 2.10 Times

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2026/01/28

The maximum vote-value disparity between single-seat constituencies for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, stands at 2.10 times, a Jiji Press estimate has found.

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00:09

2026 POLLS: Japan Parties Focus on Measures to...

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2026/01/27

In their campaign for the Feb. 8 general election, Japanese political parties are focusing on measures to support people's daily lives amid inflation.

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00:13

China Spokesperson Raps Takaichi's Latest...

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2026/01/27

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Tuesday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's latest remarks on Taiwan, saying that Japan is in no position to meddle with affairs related to Taiwan.

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00:12

Japan to Reconsider Use of Handcuffs, Ropes on...

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2026/01/27

Japan's Supreme Court has instructed courts across Japan to reconsider the use of handcuffs and waist ropes on defendants when entering courtrooms for criminal trials, informed sources said Tuesday.

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00:11

Japanese among Female Scientists to Be Inscribed on...

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2026/01/27

Japanese physicist Toshiko Yuasa is among the 72 female scientists set to join the currently male-only list of names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower, the city of Paris has said.

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00:18

2026 POLLS: Ruling Parties to Clash in 85 Constituencies

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2026/01/27

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are expected to clash in 85 of the 289 single-seat constituencies in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, according to a Jiji Press survey of candidacy filings on Tuesday.

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00:13

2026 POLLS: Noda Focuses on Resources to Offset...

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2026/01/27

When to cut the consumption tax on food and how to offset the resultant revenue loss will be the focus of the Feb. 8 election for the House of Representatives, said Yoshihiko Noda, co-leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance.

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00:11

Japan to Watch Impact of China's Lunar New Year...

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2026/01/27

Japan will closely monitor the impact of China's recent notice advising its citizens not to visit Japan during the Lunar New Year holiday period next month, a government official said Tuesday.

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00:16

Tokyo Minpaku Firm Referred to Prosecutors for...

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2026/01/27

Tokyo police referred a "minpaku" private lodging operator in the Japanese capital and two Chinese nationals, including its leader, to public prosecutors Tuesday on suspicion of offering its services on weekdays in violation of a local regulation and ignoring an improvement order.

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00:11

2026 POLLS: Tax, Inflation Most Common Topics in...

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2026/01/27

Consumption tax and rising prices were the most frequently mentioned issues on social media ahead of the upcoming House of Representatives election, an analysis by Jiji Press has found.

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00:15

2026 POLLS: Ex-PM Suga Urges LDP to Keep Promises...

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2026/01/27

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, of which he was a member lawmaker, to make sure that its promises with its new coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are implemented without fail.

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00:13

"Shunto" Spring Wage Talks Kick Off...

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2026/01/27

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, held a meeting of their leaders on Tuesday, effectively marking the start of this year's "shunto" spring wage talks.

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00:16

Prudential Life Expected to Face Inspection over Fraud

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2026/01/27

Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to inspect Prudential Life Insurance Co. after the company said over 100 current and former employees had scammed some 500 clients out of about 3.1 billion yen, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

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