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00:12

Shizuoka Police Raid Ousted Ito Mayor's Home

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2026/02/14

Shizuoka prefectural police have raided the home of former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo, who faces allegations of falsifying her academic background, investigation sources said Saturday.

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00:11

Koizumi Calls for Unity among Japan, U.S., Europe

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2026/02/14

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday emphasized the need for unity among Japan, the United States and Europe at a security conference in Munich, Germany.

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00:12

Japanese Snowboarder Totsuka Wins Halfpipe Gold

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2026/02/14

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka snatched the gold medal in the men's halfpipe event at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday, giving Japan its third gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics.

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00:13

Aging Families of Possible N. Korea Abductees Seek...

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2026/02/14

The families of missing persons believed to have been abducted by North Korea but not designated as such on the Japanese government's official list of abduction victims need broader support as their activities have been affected by aging.

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00:15

Japan Approves Muscular Dystrophy Drug Price of 300...

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2026/02/13

An advisory panel to Japan's health minister decided Friday to allow public health insurance coverage for a gene therapy for muscular dystrophy beginning Feb. 20 and set the drug's official price at about 304.97 million yen.

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00:14

Takaichi Expecting Additional BOJ Rate Hike: Adviser

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2026/02/13

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expects the Bank of Japan to raise its policy interest rate in the near future, but not this spring, Etsuro Honda, an economic adviser to the Japanese leader, has said in a recent interview.

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00:09

PM Takaichi to Meet with BOJ Gov. Ueda on Monday

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2026/02/13

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Monday, the government said Friday.

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00:15

Japan Releases 5-Yr Cancer Survival Rates for 2017,...

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2026/02/13

Japan's health ministry released on Friday the five-year survival rates of people newly diagnosed with cancer across the country in 2017 and 2018, showing that prostate cancer patients had the highest rates among those aged 15 or over.

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00:13

Toyota Union to Seek Pay Hikes of Up to 21,580 Yen

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2026/02/13

Toyota Motor Corp.'s labor union decided Friday to demand pay scale and regular wage increases of 8,590-21,580 yen a month in this year's "shunto" spring negotiations.

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00:18

Takaichi Still Wants Budget to Pass through Diet...

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2026/02/13

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructed her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday to expedite deliberations at the upcoming special session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, so the government's initial budget for fiscal 2026 can pass through the Diet before the current fiscal year ends next month.

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00:10

Weakened Satisfaction Likely to Drive Excessive Drinking

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2026/02/13

A weakening of a mechanism that produces a sense of satisfaction after drinking could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, a team of Japanese and other researchers has found.

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00:10

Japan May Hit 2 Pct Inflation Target This Spring: BOJ...

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2026/02/13

Bank of Japan policymaker Naoki Tamura said Friday that the central bank's 2pctinflation target could be deemed to have been achieved as early as this spring.

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00:11

60 Pct of Japan Firms Want BOJ to Pause Rate Hike: Poll

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2026/02/13

Nearly 60pctof companies in Japan do not want the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates over the next year, a poll by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. showed Friday.

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00:16

Dentsu Posts Record Annual Net Loss of 327.6 B. Yen

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2026/02/13

Dentsu Group Inc. said Friday that it logged a record consolidated net loss of 327.6 billion yen for the year through December 2025 due chiefly to an impairment loss of 310.1 billion yen from sluggish overseas operations.

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00:15

Ex-Japan Justice Minister Mori to Become Lower House...

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2026/02/13

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to recommend former Justice Minister Eisuke Mori as speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, senior LDP officials said Friday.

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00:14

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat for Trying to Evade...

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2026/02/13

Japan has seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its 47-year-old Chinese captain after the boat allegedly tried to flee an inspection in the Japanese exclusive economic zone off an island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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00:12

Japan Panel Advises Govt to Raise Medical Fees amid...

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2026/02/13

An advisory panel to Japan's health minister on Friday recommended raising medical fees under the country's health insurance system to reflect rising prices and support wage increases for medical workers.

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00:11

Ogawa Elected Leader of Centrist Reform Alliance

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2026/02/13

Japan's opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Friday elected Junya Ogawa, former secretary-general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, as its leader.

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00:09

PayPay to Go Public on U.S. Nasdaq

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2026/02/13

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. said Friday its smartphone payment service unit PayPay Corp. will go public on the U.S. Nasdaq stock market.

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00:14

Japan Yet to Strike 1st Investment Deal with U.S.

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2026/02/13

Japan and the United States have yet to work out the first batch of U.S.-bound investment deals worth 550 billion dollars planned by Tokyo, visiting Japanese economic minister Ryosei Akazawa said Thursday.

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