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00:10

Takaichi Calls for Wage Hikes to Counter Inflation

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2025/11/25

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for sufficient wage increases to counter rising prices, at a government-labor-management panel meeting on Tuesday.

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00:14

Maebashi Mayor to Resign over Love Hotel Scandal

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2025/11/25

Mayor Akira Ogawa of the city of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan, plans to step down following a scandal involving her "love hotel" visits with a married male city employee, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:08

2nd Victim Dies in Tokyo Car Stampede

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2025/11/25

A second person has died in Monday's hit-and-run incident involving a stolen car in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:17

Japan Govt Not to Alter Official Position on...

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2025/11/25

The Japanese government indicated Tuesday that it will not change its conventional position regarding a so-called existential crisis situation under Japan's national security legislation, following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remark on a possible contingency around Taiwan.

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00:18

Abe Shooter Cites Despair, Crisis as Triggers for Attack

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2025/11/25

Tetsuya Yamagami, on trial for the 2022 murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said in court Tuesday that he felt despair and a sense of crisis over Abe's video message in 2021 to a group affiliated with the Unification Church, against which he reportedly had a grudge.

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00:15

Hokkaido Governor to Support Tomari Nuclear Plant...

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2025/11/25

Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki will announce his intention at a prefectural assembly meeting on Friday to accept the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan prefecture, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:10

S. Korean PM Hoping to Visit Japan Early Next Year

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2025/11/25

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is hoping to visit Japan in January or February next year, South Korean government officials said Tuesday.

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00:10

Shohei Ohtani to Join Samurai Japan at WBC 2026

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2025/11/25

Shohei Ohtani announced Monday that he will participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic as a member of Japan's national team, nicknamed Samurai Japan.

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00:12

Strong Quake Jolts Southwestern Japan

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2025/11/25

A powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Tuesday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the country's 10-point seismic intensity scale, in Kumamoto Prefecture.

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00:16

11th Ruling Finds Japan Upper House Poll in...

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2025/11/25

Hiroshima High Court ruled on Tuesday that the July election for Japan's House of Councillors was held in a state of unconstitutionality, the last in a series of judgments in 16 lawsuits filed by two groups of lawyers across the country over the Upper House poll.

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00:11

INTERVIEW: No Need for Japan's Takaichi to Back...

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2025/11/25

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not need to "back off" despite heightened tensions between Japan and China following her recent remarks about a potential contingency over Taiwan.

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00:10

Fukui Governor to Resign over Alleged Sexual Harassment

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2025/11/25

Tatsuji Sugimoto, governor of the central Japan prefecture of Fukui, said Tuesday that he will step down following sexual harassment allegations against him.

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00:12

"Kokuho" Becomes Japan's...

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2025/11/25

"Kokuho" has become Japan's highest-grossing live-action film, earning box office revenue of 17,377.39 million yen by Monday, according to Toho Co.

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00:12

Kodansha Ordered to Pay Damages to Comedian over...

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2025/11/25

A Japanese court on Monday ordered publisher Kodansha Ltd. and the chief editor of its weekly magazine Friday to pay 2.2 million yen in damages to a comedian over defamatory reporting.

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00:11

3 Pct of New Tokyo Condo Buyers Live Abroad: Govt Survey

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2025/11/25

A Japanese government survey showed Tuesday that 3.0pctof people who bought new condominiums in Tokyo between January and June this year were overseas residents.

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00:12

Japan Rejects China's Claim over Yonaguni Troop...

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2025/11/25

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday rejected China's claim over Tokyo's plan to deploy missile troops on Yonaguni Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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00:15

Japan Sets Up Own Version of DOGE to Cut Waste

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2025/11/25

The Japanese government on Tuesday said that it has set up a new office to review tax breaks and subsidies for businesses to reduce wasteful spending, a Japanese version of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.

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00:16

Japan Envoy Rebuts China's Claim in Letter to...

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2025/11/25

Kazuyuki Yamazaki, Japan's ambassador to the United Nations, on Monday sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a letter rebutting China's claim over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency.

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00:09

Black Friday Sales Heating in Japan as Consumers Hunt...

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2025/11/25

U.S.-originated Black Friday sales campaigns are heating up in Japan, with retailers offering discounts ahead of the main event on Friday.

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00:13

Japan Lower House Passes Bill to Scrap Add-On...

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2025/11/25

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, on Tuesday passed legislation to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter, effective Dec. 31.

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