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Japanese Listed Firms Post Record Net Profits in...

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2026/02/20

Combined net profits at Japanese listed companies in April-December 2025 rose 3.9pctfrom a year earlier to a record 44,528.1 billion yen, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

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00:10

Kansai Electric's Mori Selected Head of Power...

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2026/02/20

The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Friday that it has selected Kansai Electric Power Co. President Nozomu Mori as its new chairman.

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00:13

Japan to Send Parliamentary Vice Minister to...

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2026/02/20

The Japanese government will send Parliamentary Vice Minister for the Cabinet Office Naoki Furukawa to this year's annual ceremony for the Takeshima Islands, minister for territorial issues Jiro Akama said Friday.

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00:10

Japanese Version of MLB Superstar Ohtani's...

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2026/02/20

The Japanese version of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's English-language picture book about his beloved dog, Decoy, was published Friday.

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00:17

Nuclear Power Eyed for Japan's 2nd-Round...

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2026/02/20

Japan and the United States are considering next-generation nuclear power reactor construction as a strong candidate for the second round of Japan's investments in and loans to the United States totaling 550 billion dollars as part of the two nations' tariff agreement, it was learned Friday.

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00:15

Japan's LDP OKs Draft Proposal for Lifting Ban...

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2026/02/20

The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Research Commission on Security on Friday approved a draft proposal for the government to scrap current rules limiting the scope of defense equipment exports, thereby allowing lethal arms shipments in principle.

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00:09

Regenerative Medicine Clinic in Tokyo Gets Biz...

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2026/02/20

Japan's health ministry ordered a clinic in Tokyo to improve its operations Friday over its violations of the law on safety in regenerative medicine.

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00:16

6 Nabbed for Tokyo Arson Possibly Linked to Land...

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2026/02/20

Police have arrested six men in their 20s to 30s, including an apartment management company employee, for allegedly setting fire to a private house and an adjacent vacant apartment building in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward last year, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:10

Japan Aims to Spur Growth with Crisis Management...

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2026/02/20

Japan will promote economic growth through crisis management investment, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi said in a parliamentary speech Friday.

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00:10

Japan Finance Chief Vows Fiscal Reform for Strong...

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2026/02/20

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday pledged to reform the country's fiscal structure to realize a strong economy and ensure fiscal sustainability.

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00:13

Japan Govt Submits FY 2026 Draft Budget to Parliament

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2026/02/20

The Japanese government submitted to the Diet, the country's parliament, on Friday a draft fiscal 2026 budget, which was compiled under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's "responsible and proactive" fiscal policy.

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00:18

TEPCO Halts Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Reactor for Inspections

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2026/02/20

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday suspended operations at the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for inspections, part of procedures for restarting a reactor that has been offline for an extended period.

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00:11

7 Kanagawa Police Officers Referred to Prosecutors

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2026/02/20

Seven officers of the Kanagawa prefectural police department were referred to prosecutors on Friday for allegedly falsifying traffic violation tickets and related investigation reports.

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00:11

Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 2.0 Pct in Jan.

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2026/02/20

Japan's core consumer price index in January rose 2.0pctfrom a year earlier, up for the 53rd straight month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:12

Japan's Sakamoto Wins Silver in Women's...

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2026/02/20

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto won silver in the women's singles event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Thursday, with Ami Nakai, also from Japan, clinching bronze.

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00:12

IMF Chief to Visit Japan in March

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2026/02/19

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Japan for three days from March 7, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said at a press conference Thursday.

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00:16

Employee of Major Trading Firm Arrested for...

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2026/02/19

Police in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, arrested an employee of a major Japanese trading company on Thursday for allegedly trespassing into a U.S. military base in violation of the Special Criminal Act under the Japan-U.S. status-of-forces agreement.

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00:15

Pipe Corrosion Confirmed as Cause of 2025 Saitama...

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2026/02/19

The cause of the sinkhole that formed in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in January 2025 was corrosion in a sewer pipe, an investigation committee comprising experts said in its final report on Thursday.

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00:09

Morinaga Launches Treats Dogs, People Can Share

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2026/02/19

Japanese confectionery maker Morinaga & Co. said Thursday that it will launch on March 3 seven sweets that dog owners can share safely with their pets.

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00:20

Average Price of Used Condos in Central Tokyo Tops...

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2026/02/19

The average price of used condominiums in Tokyo's 23 special wards rose 34.4pctfrom a year earlier to 121.23 million yen per 70 square meters in January, hitting the highest level since 2002, real estate research firm Tokyo Kantei Co. said Thursday.

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