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00:14

Lower House Seat Cut May Affect 20 of 47 Prefectures...

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2025/12/03

A proposed reduction in House of Representatives seats is estimated to affect single-seat constituencies in 20 of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka, Gunma and Nagano, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:14

Major Industrial Labor Group to Seek Pay Hikes of...

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2025/12/03

The umbrella body for labor unions in Japan's automotive, electronics and other industries formally decided Wednesday to demand pay scale increases of at least 12,000 yen a month in next year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations.

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00:12

Japan Average Pump Price Hits Nearly 4-Year Low

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2025/12/03

The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday hit the lowest level in three years and 11 months, reflecting an increase in government subsidies, industry ministry data showed Wednesday.

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00:10

Slain Ex-PM Abe's Wife Attends Attacker's...

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2025/12/03

The wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering Abe, for the first time on Wednesday.

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00:14

LDP, JIP Drop Plan to Raise Lawmakers' Salaries

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2025/12/03

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party ()削除, on Wednesday told opposition parties that the ruling camp will not submit a bill to increase salaries for lawmakers to the ongoing parliamentary session.

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00:13

Japan Mortgage Loan Tax Cut to Be Extended for 5 Yrs

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2025/12/03

The Japanese government and the ruling bloc plan to extend the existing tax cut program for mortgage loans for some five years, beyond its scheduled expiry at the end of 2025, informed sources said Wednesday.

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00:10

Japan Enacts Bill Banning Use of Loss Prevention Tags...

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2025/12/03

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill revising the antistalking law to prohibit the use of loss prevention tags to track stalking victims' locations.

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00:13

Japanese Pro Pitcher Donates Hair in Charity for...

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2025/12/03

Hiroto Fuku, a 33-year-old Japanese professional baseball pitcher, cut his hair he had grown for three years after his Chunichi Dragons of the Central League finished its games with Pacific League teams scheduled for June.

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00:11

Japan Shifting to Growth-Oriented Economy: Takaichi

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2025/12/03

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday said that the Japanese economy is gradually shifting from a cost-cutting economy under deflation to a growth-oriented economy.

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00:07

Japan to Give Full Insurance Coverage to Childbirth...

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2025/12/03

Japan's health ministry plans to give full public health insurance coverage to the cost of childbirth, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:13

Askul Resumes Online Orders after Cyberattack

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2025/12/03

Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. on Wednesday resumed order receipts on the internet from corporate clients under its "Askul" brand service, following a system failure caused by a cyberattack.

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00:12

OECD Keeps 2026 Global Growth Projection at 2.9 Pct

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2025/12/03

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has put global economic growth for 2026 at 2.9 pct, unchanged from its previous forecast in September.

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00:15

"Hagoita" Paddles Depicting...

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2025/12/03

"Hagoita" Japanese wooden paddles featuring Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and 10 other people who made headlines this year were unveiled by Tokyo-based doll maker Kyugetsu Co. on Wednesday.

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00:13

Japan to Lower Official Drug Prices in FY 2026

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2025/12/03

Tokyo, Dec. 3 ()削除--The Japanese government is expected to lower the state-set prices of drugs in its fiscal 2026 revision after a health ministry survey found that market prices are lower than the official prices.

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00:12

S. Korea Won't Take Sides in Japan-China Spat:...

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2025/12/03

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday that Seoul will not take sides in the recent spat between Japan and China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan.

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00:13

200 B. Yen Eyed for JCG Activities, PKO

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2025/12/03

The Japanese government has allocated 200 billion yen in its draft fiscal 2025 supplementary budget mainly for Japan Coast Guard activities and U.N. peacekeeping operations, it has been learned.

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00:10

Japan-Central Asia Summit May Be Held in Tokyo on...

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2025/12/03

Tokyo, Dec. 3 ()削除--The Japanese government is working to arrange a summit with five Central Asian countries for Dec. 19-20 in Tokyo.

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00:11

Chinese Firm Cancels Cruise Tours to Japan amid Tensions

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2025/12/03

A Chinese cruise operator has canceled its tours to Japan scheduled from late December to late January next year, apparently due to rising tensions between the two East Asian countries.

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00:13

Japan Govt Urged to Put Weight on Primary Budget Balance

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2025/12/03

A key Japanese Ministry of Finance panel has urged the government to attach importance to the primary budget balance, in the run-up to the compilation of the state budget for fiscal 2026, which starts next April.

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00:14

Affiliates of 9 Japan Firms Sue U.S. Govt over Trump...

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2025/12/03

U.S. affiliates of nine Japanese companies, including trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp., have sued the U.S. government, challenging the legality of tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, it was learned Tuesday.

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