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00:11

Major Auto Unions Submit Pay Increase Demands for...

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2026/02/18

Labor unions at major Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp., on Wednesday submitted their pay increase demands for this year's "shunto" labor-management negotiations.

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00:08

Japan to Ban Use of Power Banks on Airplanes

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2026/02/18

Japan's transport ministry plans to ban the use of power banks on airplanes as early as April, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:15

Japan Top Court Rules Work-Bar Provision...

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2026/02/18

Japan's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a provision in the now-scrapped security services law that disqualified adult guardianship system users from employment violated the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of occupation and equality under law.

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00:15

LDP Busy Educating Tens of Lower House Rookies

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2026/02/18

Executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are busy providing dozens of newly elected House of Representatives lawmakers in the party with instructions about how to behave as political "children" of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also LDP president.

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00:15

JGB Interest Payments Seen Growing to 21.6 T. Yen in...

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2026/02/18

Annual interest payments on Japanese government bonds are projected to reach 21.6 trillion yen in fiscal 2029, about 70pctmore than the level estimated for fiscal 2026, government estimates have shown.

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00:20

Japan Special Corporate Tax Relief Tops 2 T. Yen in...

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2026/02/18

The total amount of corporate tax relief under special tax measures reached a record high of 2,016.4 billion yen in fiscal 2024, up about 16pctfrom 1,733.8 billion yen in the previous year, according to an annual survey by Japan's Finance Ministry.

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00:14

Chinese Visitors to Japan Down 60 Pct in Jan.

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2026/02/18

The estimated number of visitors from mainland China to Japan plunged 60.7pctfrom a year earlier to 385,300 in January, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.

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00:11

Centrist Reform Alliance Launches New Leadership Team

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2026/02/18

The Centrist Reform Alliance launched its new leadership team on Wednesday, as the Japanese opposition party seeks to rebuild unity after suffering a rout in the Feb. 8 general election.

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00:12

Japan to Support Cooperation for Long-Distance Cargo...

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2026/02/18

Japan's transport ministry will provide incentives for logistics service providers to cooperate in the long-distance transportation of cargo, as it aims to advance work style reform for truck drivers.

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00:12

Tohoku Electric Submits Improvement Plan over Flawed...

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2026/02/18

Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Wednesday submitted a set of corrective measures following improper performance tests for antiterror equipment at the Higashidori nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.

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00:12

Japan Lower House Names Takaichi as Prime Minister

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2026/02/18

Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Wednesday named Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi as prime minister.

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00:12

2 Women in Japan Give Birth after Frozen Ovarian...

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2026/02/18

A Japanese team led by St. Luke's International Hospital has said that two women have successfully given birth using transplanted ovarian tissues that had been frozen before they underwent cancer treatment.

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00:16

Illegal Drugs Seized in Japan Top 3 Tons in 2025

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2026/02/18

The amount of illegal drugs confiscated by Japanese customs authorities in 2025 increased 15pctfrom the previous year to 3,211 kilograms, topping 3 tons for the first time in six years, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.

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00:11

Japan's Trade Deficit Shrinks 58 Pct in Jan.

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2026/02/18

Japan's customs-cleared trade deficit narrowed 58pctin January from a year before due mainly to growing exports to China, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

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00:10

Japan Sets Winter Olympics Medal Record at 19

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2026/02/18

Japan rewrote its record Winter Olympics medal haul on Tuesday, after adding a bronze medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Milan-Cortina Games.

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00:15

A-Bombed Hiroshima Castle Main Tower to Close in March

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2026/02/18

The main tower of Hiroshima Castle will close on March 22 due to aging, marking the end of public access inside the building after it was destroyed by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing and restored as a symbol of reconstruction of the western Japan city.

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00:06

Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet Resigns en Masse

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2026/02/18

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet resigned en masse on Wednesday morning.

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00:12

False Info Perceived as True by Many Voters in Japan...

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2026/02/17

False information spread during the campaign for the Feb. 8 general election in Japan was perceived as true by about 80pctof voters who encountered it, according to a university survey.

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00:13

Japan, Iceland Top Diplomats Agree to Enhance Arctic...

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2026/02/17

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Icelandic counterpart, Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, met in Tokyo on Tuesday and agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on Arctic issues.

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00:12

Miura, Kihara Mark Major Milestone in Japan's...

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2026/02/17

The gold medal victory of Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara at the Milan-Cortina Olympics marked a significant milestone in the country's pairs skating history.

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