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00:14

KDDI's AI Data Center in Osaka Begins Operations

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2026/01/23

Japanese telecommunications company KDDI Corp. said it has started operating a large-scale data center specifically designed for generative artificial intelligence in Sakai in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka.

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00:11

DPFP Vows to Boost Take-Home Pay in Election Pledges

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2026/01/22

The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People announced Thursday its pledges for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, vowing to increase people's take-home pay.

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00:14

Hibakusha, Activists Vow to Press for Nuclear Abolition

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2026/01/22

With Thursday marking the fifth anniversary of the effectuation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and antinuclear advocates pledged to build momentum toward the abolition of nuclear arms.

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00:10

Japan Seen Logging 800-B.-Yen Primary Balance Deficit...

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2026/01/22

Japan is expected to post a primary budget deficit of about 800 billion yen in fiscal 2026, a government estimate showed Thursday.

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00:10

Mitsubishi Fuso to Set Up Electric Bus JV with Hon Hai

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2026/01/22

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. announced Thursday that it will set up a bus business joint venture in Japan with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.

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00:16

Inspection of Chubu Electric HQ over Data Fraud to...

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2026/01/22

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said Thursday it will begin an on-site inspection of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s headquarters Monday over earthquake risk data falsification for the firm's Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the central prefecture of Shizuoka.

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00:18

New Centrist Party Launched with Over 170 Lawmakers

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2026/01/22

The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new Japanese political party, was formally launched Thursday with some 170 House of Representatives lawmakers from the two founding opposition forces--the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, a former ally of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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00:14

Japan Aviation Unions to Seek 12,000-Yen Pay Scale Hike

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2026/01/22

The Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions said Thursday that its member unions will request a pay scale hike of at least 12,000 yen, or 4 pct, per month in the 2026 "shunto" spring wage negotiations.

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00:08

Former Japanese Shogi Master Hifumi Kato Dies at 86

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2026/01/22

Former Japanese shogi master Hifumi Kato died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 86.

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00:11

LDP to Endorse 37 Candidates Involved in Slush Fund...

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2026/01/22

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will officially endorse 37 candidates involved in its high-profile slush fund scandal in the Feb. 8 general election.

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00:12

Ex-PM Abe's Killer to Decide Whether to Appeal...

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2026/01/22

The man sentenced to life in prison over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to decide next week whether to appeal, a professor said after meeting with him Thursday.

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00:16

TEPCO Halts Control Rod Removal at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa...

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2026/01/22

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday it has suspended the removal of control rods from the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, after an alarm sounded during the process.

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00:16

Ex-Kadokawa Chairman Found Guilty in Tokyo Games...

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2026/01/22

Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced an 82-year-old former chairman of major publisher Kadokawa Corp. to two and a half years in prison, suspended for four years, in a high-profile bribery case related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021.

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00:20

2026 POLLS: DPFP Chief Tamaki to Assess New Centrist...

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2026/01/22

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, has indicated that he will carefully assess developments surrounding a new party formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, also opposition parties, before deciding whether to cooperate with it after the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election.

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00:12

Abe Shooter's Ill-Fated Background Denied as Key...

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2026/01/22

A Japanese court ruling that sentenced the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison denies that the man's ill-fated family background was a key factor that drove him to commit the act.

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00:14

Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 2.6 T. Yen in 2025

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2026/01/22

Japan posted a customs-cleared trade deficit of 2,650.7 billion yen in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of red ink, preliminary data from the Finance Ministry showed Thursday.

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00:14

Campaigning Begins for Feb. 8 Osaka Governor Election

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2026/01/22

The official campaign period for the Feb. 8 Osaka gubernatorial election began on Thursday, following the resignation of the previous governor, Hirofumi Yoshimura, in an attempt to revive the so-called Osaka metropolis plan.

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00:15

Japan, EU to Affirm Cooperation for Stable Critical...

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2026/01/22

Japan's industry minister Ryosei Akazawa and European Commission executive vice-president for prosperity and industrial strategy Stephane Sejourne have reaffirmed their cooperation to ensure stable supplies of critical minerals, such as rare earths.

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00:11

Takaichi Meets with Forced Sterilization Victims

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2026/01/22

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi mentioned the government's responsibility in her meeting with victims of forced sterilization conducted under the country's now-defunct eugenics law.

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00:14

JIP Pushes Secondary Capital Plan in Election Pledges

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2026/01/21

The Japan Innovation Party on Wednesday released its pledges for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, featuring plans to realize early passage of legislation to establish a secondary capital to curb Tokyo's overconcentration.

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