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00:11

Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies

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2025/12/04

Japan plans to introduce a ban with penalties on implanting a genome-edited fertilized human egg into the womb of a human or another animal amid concerns over "designer babies."

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00:13

Japan Govt, Ruling Bloc Seek to Lessen Tax Revenue...

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2025/12/04

Japan's government and ruling parties have begun discussions on correcting what they say is an imbalance in tax revenues favoring Tokyo, which has led to widening regional disparities in administrative services, it was learned Thursday.

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00:14

Japan Rice Price Outlook Index Falls in Nov.

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2025/12/04

Japan's rice price outlook index fell 7 points from the previous month to 32 in November, an organization comprising the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, and others said Thursday.

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00:14

TEPCO Starts 6th Round of Treated Water Release for...

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2025/12/04

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday began the sixth round for fiscal 2025 of the release into the sea of treated water from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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00:10

Halt on Spanish Pork Imports Overshadows Ham Supply...

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2025/12/04

The suspension of pork imports from Spain due to African swine fever outbreaks in the country has raised concerns about the supply of ham, bacon and other pork products in Japan.

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00:15

Japan Small Makers' Unions to Seek 17,000-Yen...

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2025/12/04

A federation of labor unions from small and midsize companies in Japan's machinery and metal sectors said Thursday that it will request a pay scale hike of at least 17,000 yen per month in next year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations.

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00:11

Fukui Governor Resigns over Sexual Harassment

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2025/12/04

Tatsuji Sugimoto, governor of Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, resigned on Thursday over his sexual harassment against prefectural government employees.

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00:13

Police to Arrest 17-Yr-Old over Cyberattack on Net...

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2025/12/04

Tokyo police plan to serve an arrest warrant on a 17-year-old boy as early as Thursday for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack on the operator of the Kaikatsu Club internet cafe chain, investigative sources said.

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00:07

Japan Govt Proposes Full Insurance Coverage for Child...

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2025/12/04

The Japanese health ministry proposed Thursday that the cost of child delivery be fully covered by public health insurance.

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00:12

Osaka Expo's Economic Impact Estimated at 3 T. Yen

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2025/12/04

The economic impact of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka is estimated to have reached 3,054.1 billion yen, a private-sector survey has shown.

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00:13

Japan Team Develops Effective Method to Create iPS...

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2025/12/04

A Japanese research team has succeeded in producing induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells safely and efficiently by adding artificially synthesized ribonucleic acid to human blood cells.

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00:09

Japan Eyeing 2-Year Freeze of Auto Environmental...

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2025/12/04

Japan's government and ruling coalition are considering suspending the environmental performance tax on automobiles for two years, it has been learned.

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00:12

Ex-Official at Toshiba Unit Held for Breach-of-Trust...

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2025/12/04

Japanese police have arrested a former official of Toshiba Tec Corp. for breach-of-trust charges for repeatedly placing orders for unnecessary personal computers and causing financial damage to the company.

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00:14

Japan Diet Starts Debates on Corporate Donation...

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2025/12/03

Japan's Diet on Wednesday started deliberations on three bills related to reform of political donations from companies and other organizations, at the political reform special committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the parliament.

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00:14

Lower House Seat Cut May Affect 20 of 47 Prefectures...

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2025/12/03

A proposed reduction in House of Representatives seats is estimated to affect single-seat constituencies in 20 of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka, Gunma and Nagano, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:14

Major Industrial Labor Group to Seek Pay Hikes of...

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2025/12/03

The umbrella body for labor unions in Japan's automotive, electronics and other industries formally decided Wednesday to demand pay scale increases of at least 12,000 yen a month in next year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations.

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00:12

Japan Average Pump Price Hits Nearly 4-Year Low

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2025/12/03

The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday hit the lowest level in three years and 11 months, reflecting an increase in government subsidies, industry ministry data showed Wednesday.

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00:10

Slain Ex-PM Abe's Wife Attends Attacker's...

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2025/12/03

The wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering Abe, for the first time on Wednesday.

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00:14

LDP, JIP Drop Plan to Raise Lawmakers' Salaries

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2025/12/03

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party ()削除, on Wednesday told opposition parties that the ruling camp will not submit a bill to increase salaries for lawmakers to the ongoing parliamentary session.

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00:13

Japan Mortgage Loan Tax Cut to Be Extended for 5 Yrs

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2025/12/03

The Japanese government and the ruling bloc plan to extend the existing tax cut program for mortgage loans for some five years, beyond its scheduled expiry at the end of 2025, informed sources said Wednesday.

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