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00:09

Japan, 8 Others Agree to Cut 2026 Saury Catch Quota...

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2026/04/17

Japan and eight other economies agreed Friday to decrease this year's catch quota for saury in the northern Pacific by 5pctyear-on-year.

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00:13

Japan SDF Ship Sails through Taiwan Strait: China

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2026/04/17

A spokesperson for the Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command, which is responsible for areas near Taiwan, said on social media Friday that a Japanese Self-Defense Force vessel had sailed through the Taiwan Strait.

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00:16

Nihon Hidankyo Holds Rally before NPT Review Conference

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2026/04/17

Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a rally in Tokyo on Friday ahead of a review conference of the signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, scheduled to be held in New York from April 27.

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00:11

Japan Sees 8.4-T.-Yen Rise in FY 2034 JGB Interest Costs

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2026/04/17

Interest payments on Japanese government bonds in fiscal 2034 are projected to be about 8.4 trillion yen higher than previously estimated, the Finance Ministry said Friday.

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00:12

Takaichi to Skip Yasukuni Visit during Spring Festival

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2026/04/17

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday.

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00:08

2 Western Japan Banks Form Capital, Biz Tie-Up

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2026/04/17

A regional lender based in the Kinki western Japan region and the parent of another local bank announced a capital and business alliance Friday.

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00:16

Japan's Average Rice Price Falls for 9th...

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2026/04/17

Prices of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday averaged 3,873 yen per 5 kilograms, down 60 yen from the prior week and falling for the ninth straight week, the agriculture ministry said Friday.

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00:12

Japan's Lawson, FamilyMart Post Record Operating...

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2026/04/17

Major Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. have reported record operating profits for the year that ended in February, while Seven & i Holdings Co. logged only modest growth.

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00:16

WBC Tokyo Ticket Resale Suspects Referred to Prosecutors

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2026/04/17

Police referred a man and a woman to prosecutors Friday on charges of reselling tickets for World Baseball Classic games in Tokyo this year, as well as for the U.S. Major League Baseball Tokyo Series last year, at prices up to nine times their original costs.

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00:12

Father of Kyoto Boy Admits to Choking Son to Death

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2026/04/17

The father of a boy in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, who was found dead earlier this week after going missing last month has admitted that he strangled the son, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:12

Japan Imperial Couple Hosts Spring Garden Party

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2026/04/17

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Friday, inviting some 1,750 people.

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00:10

G-20 Finance Chiefs' Meeting Ends without Joint...

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2026/04/17

A meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies was held in Washington on Thursday, but it did not produce a joint statement.

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00:14

JAMSTEC to Run Japan's Next Antarctic Research...

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2026/04/17

The Japanese government plans to have the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, own and operate the successor to the Antarctic research vessel Shirase, officials said Thursday.

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00:14

Japan Panel to Set Damages Guidelines over AI Voice Use

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2026/04/17

Japan's Justice Ministry said Friday it will set up a panel of experts to set guidelines on civil actions to seek damages for unauthorized use of performers' voices and images created by generative artificial intelligence.

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00:13

Japan Upper House OKs Specific Dangerous Driving...

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2026/04/17

Japan's House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, unanimously voted for legislation to set numerical standards for defining dangerous driving resulting in death or injury at a plenary meeting Friday.

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00:10

Takaichi Rejects Political Use of Planned...

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2026/04/17

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday ruled out the possibility of the government using a planned national intelligence council for political purposes.

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00:11

Japan FTC Accuses 5 Oil Distributors of Cartel

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2026/04/17

Japan's Fair Trade Commission filed a complaint against five oil distributors Friday over an alleged price cartel for gas oil sold to transport and other companies in Tokyo.

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00:12

Some Local Govts in Japan Start Power-Saving Campaign...

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2026/04/17

Some local governments in Japan have already started their Cool Biz workplace power-saving campaign for the hotter months earlier than usual, amid concerns over energy supplies due to Middle East tensions.

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00:09

Oil Spike Making Policy Response Difficult: BOJ Ueda

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2026/04/17

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Thursday that soaring crude oil prices complicate the central bank's monetary policy.

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00:14

Japan's "Riku-Ryu" Figure...

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2026/04/17

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, gold medalists for the pairs figure skating event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, on Friday announced that they will retire from competitive skating at the end of this season.

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