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00:11

JIP Proposes Cutting 45 Lower House Proportional...

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2026/04/24

The Japan Innovation Party, the junior member of Japan's ruling bloc, has proposed reducing House of Representatives seats by 45, all from the proportional representation system.

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00:08

France Welcomes Japan's Lifting of Weapons...

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2026/04/24

The French Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed Japan's lifting of its ban on exports of lethal weapons earlier this week.

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00:13

Nonlife Insurers Take Data Out of Toyota Dating Back...

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2026/04/24

Employees of three major Japanese nonlife insurers seconded to Toyota Motor Corp. improperly took internal data out of the automaker from around 2016 to 2025, Toyota has said.

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00:10

Sister of Ex-Inmate Denounces Japan Govt over Retrial...

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2026/04/24

The older sister of former Japanese death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata has reiterated her criticism of the government over a planned revamping of the country's retrial system.

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00:11

Mexico to Export 1 M. Barrels of Crude Oil to Japan

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2026/04/24

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that she has agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to export 1 million barrels of Mexican crude oil to Japan.

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00:14

INTERVIEW: Fuel Cost Impact on Electricity Bills to...

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2026/04/23

The impact of surging prices of fuel for power generation reflecting the ongoing Middle East crisis may "fully start to appear" in electricity bills for July or August, Japanese power industry leader Nozomu Mori has said.

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00:11

India Welcomes Japan's Lifting of Arms Export Ban

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2026/04/23

The Indian government on Thursday welcomed Japan's decision to revise the operational guidelines for its three principles on defense equipment transfer to allow the export of lethal arms.

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00:13

KDDI to Launch Service Relaying SOS Messages via...

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2026/04/23

KDDI Corp. said Thursday that it will launch a service in late May that will relay emergency messages sent from outside the coverage area of its mobile base stations via Space X's Starlink satellite communication network.

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00:14

Japan Supermarket Sales Up for 6th Year in FY 2025

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2026/04/23

Supermarket sales in Japan in fiscal 2025 rose 2.1pctfrom the previous year on a same-store basis, up for the sixth consecutive year, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Thursday.

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00:09

Japan Eyes System to Pass On Part of SAF Costs to Air...

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2026/04/23

The Japanese transport ministry plans to create a system that would pass on part of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, costs to air travelers.

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00:14

Oita Court Rejects Disabled People's Claim over...

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2026/04/23

A district court in southwestern Japan on Thursday dismissed a damages claim by people with disabilities who said that the unmanned operations of stations by Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, violated their freedom of movement.

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00:11

Japan Eyes Drastic Cut in Medical School Enrollment

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2026/04/23

Japan's Finance Ministry on Thursday proposed a drastic reduction in medical school enrollment, considering an expected surplus of doctors due to the country's declining population.

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00:10

Yasukuni Shrine Ends Spring Festival with No Visit by...

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2026/04/23

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not visit Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine during its three-day spring festival, which ended Thursday.

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00:15

Japan Ethylene Facility Operation Rate Hits Record...

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2026/04/23

The operation rate of ethylene production facilities in Japan fell 7.1 percentage points from the previous month to a record low of 68.6pctin March, the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association said Thursday.

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00:13

Gender Equality Perception Gap Found in Japan News...

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2026/04/23

There is a wide gender gap in perceptions of workplace equality among male and female workers at newspapers and press agencies, a survey by the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association showed Thursday.

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00:12

Oil Leak Found at Tokyo Theme Park Ride during Fatal...

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2026/04/23

Tokyo police have found an oil leak in the hydraulic system of an attraction of an amusement park in the Japanese capital where a fatal accident occurred on Tuesday, investigative sources said Thursday.

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00:13

Forest Fires Continue in Northeastern Japan Town

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2026/04/23

Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, according to the town government.

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00:15

Victims Remembered 4 Years after Hokkaido Tour Boat...

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2026/04/23

Bereaved families and others mourned the victims of the 2022 sightseeing tour boat sinking in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Thursday, the fourth anniversary of the accident, which killed 20 people on board and left six others missing.

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00:11

Multilingual Alerts, Pictograms Proposed after...

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2026/04/23

A Japanese transport ministry affiliate on Thursday proposed the introduction of multi-language warnings and pictograms, after a foreign tourist was hit and killed by a train last August.

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00:11

Japan's Takaichi Asks Saudi Arabia for Increased...

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2026/04/23

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for cooperation for increased oil supply to her country in a call on Thursday.

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