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Sightseeing Helicopter Carrying 3 Goes Missing in...

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2026/01/20

A sightseeing helicopter with three people on board went missing over the southwestern Japan city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, around 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

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00:11

Heavy Snowfall Expected on Sea of Japan Side from Wed.

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2026/01/20

Heavy snow is expected mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, due to a strong winter pressure pattern from Wednesday through Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday.

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00:10

PM Takaichi Shows LDP's Resolve to Unite for...

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2026/01/20

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday declared her ruling Liberal Democratic Party's resolve to unite for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election.

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00:12

Kabuki Actor Arrested for Breaking Restaurant Door in...

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2026/01/20

Japanese police have arrested 30-year-old Kabuki actor Nakamura Tsurumatsu on suspicion of breaking a Tokyo restaurant's door by kicking on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said Monday.

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00:19

Foreign Visitors to Japan Top 40 M. for 1st Time in 2025

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2026/01/20

The annual number of foreign visitors to Japan came to some 42.7 million in 2025, up from 36,870,148 in the previous year, exceeding 40 million for the first time, tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko said at a press conference on Tuesday.

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00:12

Tsutsui Named New Head of Tokyo Police

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2026/01/20

The Japanese government has decided to appoint Hiroki Tsutsui, head of the security bureau of the National Police Agency, to replace Yuji Sakoda as chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

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00:10

Japan's Kihara Meets Mother of Abductee Megumi...

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2026/01/20

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977.

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00:11

Last 2 Pandas in Japan to Leave for China Jan. 27

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2026/01/20

The only remaining giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, will leave for China on Jan. 27, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.

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00:13

1 Year after Trump's Return, Japan Struggles to...

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2026/01/19

With Tuesday marking one year since U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term, Japan faces a challenge of consolidating its relationship with the United States amid concerns over Trump's diplomatic approach.

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00:13

Consumer Sentiment in Japan Improves for 2 Quarters...

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2026/01/19

A Bank of Japan quarterly survey for December 2025 showed Monday that consumer sentiment in the country rose for two quarters in a row while views on living conditions deteriorated for the first time in two quarters.

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00:14

Takaichi Announces 2-Year Consumption Tax Elimination...

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2026/01/19

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a plan Monday to reduce the consumption tax rate for food items to zero for two years as part of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party's policy pledges for the upcoming general election.

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00:14

Man Ruled Guilty for Sending Student to Myanmar for...

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2026/01/19

A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a man, 29, to three years in prison, suspended for five years, for transporting a then high school student to Myanmar last year to get him to engage in fraud despite knowing that the boy had been kidnapped.

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00:18

Japan Lower House Dissolution to Delay Budget Passage

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2026/01/19

The Japanese government is unlikely to secure the passage of its fiscal 2026 draft budget by the March 31 end of the current fiscal 2025, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday her decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on Friday for a snap general election.

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00:15

Govt, Keidanren to Boost Supply Chains for Critical...

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2026/01/19

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, on Monday affirmed that the public and private sectors will cooperate to strengthen the supply chains for critical materials.

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00:12

SMFG Taking Foreign Currency Deposits by Credit Card

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2026/01/19

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Monday it launched the same day a service to allow individual customers to make fixed-amount monthly deposits in foreign currency accounts using credit cards.

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00:13

Japan PM Takaichi Says to Dissolve Lower House Fri.

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2026/01/19

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Monday that she will dissolve the House of Representatives at the start of the ordinary parliamentary session, which is to be convened on Friday, to call a snap general election.

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00:08

Japanese Prefectures Asked to Secure Hotels as Shelters

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2026/01/19

The Japanese government has asked prefectures to lead efforts to secure hotels as shelters during large-scale disasters.

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00:13

CEO Fraud Up Sharply in Japan

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2026/01/19

Japanese companies are facing quickly growing threats of so-called business executive scams, or CEO fraud, in which email directives are issued by those pretending to be top executives of target companies.

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00:14

New Centrist Party in Japan to Focus on Realistic...

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2026/01/19

The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party launched by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, is expected to take realistic approaches on various issues including national security, it was learned Monday.

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00:13

Valentine's Day Sales Campaigns in Japan Feature...

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2026/01/19

Department store operators and confectionery makers are trying to ride a wave of the Valentine's Day-related shopping binge in Japan by offering products and services featuring experiences, highly valued by consumers these days.

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