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00:12

Japan's Yui, Others to Return from ISS Early

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2026/01/09

Japan's Kimiya Yui and three other astronauts will return from the International Space Station earlier than scheduled due to a medical issue of a crew member, the U.S. space agency NASA has said.

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00:12

Video of Student Assault Triggers Probes in...

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2026/01/09

A video showing a student assaulting another student at a high school in Tochigi Prefecture has spread on social media, prompting probes by a board of education and police in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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00:10

Man Found Dead in Tokyo Apartment Has Defensive Wounds

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2026/01/09

A man found dead bleeding massively at an apartment in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Thursday has what appeared to be defensive wounds on the fingers of both hands, it was learned Friday.

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00:11

Toyota bZ4X SUV Tops EV Sales in Japan for 1st Time

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2026/01/09

Toyota Motor Corp.'s bZ4X SUV was the top-selling electric vehicle in Japan in October-December 2025, the automaker has announced.

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00:13

Ministop Braces for Net Loss of 6 B. Yen

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2026/01/09

Japanese convenience store chain Ministop Co. has said it now expects to log a consolidated net loss of 6 billion yen in the business year through February, against its previous forecast of a 70-million-yen profit.

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00:11

"Girl with a Pearl Earring" to be...

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2026/01/09

"Girl with a Pearl Earring," a painting by 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, will be loaned to Japan for display this summer, the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague said Thursday.

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00:12

Komeito Struggles to Find Its Way after Leaving...

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2026/01/09

Advocating a "centrist" stance, Komeito is struggling to define its strategy over how far to keep its distance from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration and how to engage with other opposition parties.

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00:08

Japan Petrochemical Industry Moving Ahead with...

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2026/01/08

Japan's petrochemical industry is moving ahead with realignment, pressured by the country's declining population and China's overproduction.

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00:16

Ex-Itochu Pres., Japan Envoy to China Uichiro Niwa...

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2026/01/08

Uichiro Niwa, former president of Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. and the first individual from the private sector to be appointed Japanese ambassador to China, died of natural causes on Dec. 24, 2025. He was 86.

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00:06

Man Found Dead with Massive Bleeding in Tokyo Apartment

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2026/01/08

A man was found dead with massive bleeding at an apartment in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Thursday morning.

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00:13

Seven & i, Aeon Post Operating Profit Growth...

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2026/01/08

Japanese retail giants Seven & i Holdings Co. and Aeon Co. enjoyed consolidated operating profit growth for March-November 2025, according to their earnings reports released on Thursday.

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00:12

Fast Retailing Logs Record Earnings for Sept.-Nov.

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2026/01/08

Fast Retailing Co. on Thursday reported record earnings for the three months through November, thanks to robust sales of autumn and winter items at its Uniqlo casual clothing store chain in Japan and abroad.

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00:10

China Suggests Civilian-Use Goods Not Subject to...

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2026/01/08

A Chinese government spokesperson suggested Thursday that goods intended for civilian use are not subject to China's export ban on dual-use goods to Japan.

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00:09

BOJ Keeps Economic Views Unchanged for All 9 Regions

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2026/01/08

The Bank of Japan in a quarterly report released Thursday kept its economic views unchanged from October for all nine regions in the country.

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00:13

5th Retrial Plea Filed for 1979 Murder in Osaki,...

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2026/01/08

Lawyers for a 98-year-old woman who served a prison term for the 1979 murder of a man in the town of Osaki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, filed the fifth request for her retrial on Thursday.

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00:15

Residents Appeal Court Decision to Keep Fukui...

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2026/01/08

Local residents in the western Japan prefectures of Shiga and Osaka on Thursday filed an appeal against a district court's rejection of their plea to shut down nuclear reactors at three Kansai Electric Power Co. plants in the nearby prefecture of Fukui.

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00:13

Japanese Industries Worried over China's Export...

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2026/01/08

Japanese industries are on high alert over China's ban on exports of dual-use goods to Japan, amid Chinese media reports that rare earths crucial for the high technology sector could be among items subject to the measure.

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00:14

4 Arrested in Japan over Counterfeit Silver Coins

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2026/01/08

Tokyo police have arrested four suspects, including a Chinese national, for allegedly exchanging counterfeit commemorative 10,000-yen silver coins at financial institutions in at least seven of Japan's 47 prefectures.

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00:18

Japan Govt Spokesman Stresses U.S. Role in Int'l...

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2026/01/08

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday emphasized the importance of the United States' role in the international community, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the country's withdrawal from 66 international organizations including the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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00:11

Japan to Enhance Ties with Partners amid China's...

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2026/01/08

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to enhance ties with partner countries amid China's coercive behavior, as she is set to receive South Korean and Italian leaders next week.

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