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Japan's Beloved School Notebook Covers Go thru...

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2025/12/19

Loved by many children in Japan for decades for its colorful covers featuring photographs of insects and plants, the Japonica Gakushucho school notebook series has gone through a revamp to now feature illustrations on the covers.

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00:11

Japan Fully Enforces Law to Regulate Major IT Firms

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2025/12/18

Japan's smartphone software competition promotion law came into full effect Thursday to regulate major information technology companies in the smartphone operating system market.

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00:13

1 M. Japanese Estimated to Travel Abroad during New...

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2025/12/18

The number of people leaving Japan for overseas travel during the year-end and New Year holidays is projected to reach 1 million, up 31.5pctfrom a year earlier, according to a survey by JTB Corp.

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00:10

Japan to Host 1st Summit with Central Asian Nations...

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2025/12/18

Japan will host its first summit with five Central Asian nations from Friday, aiming to deepen cooperation with the resource-rich region and strengthen supply chains.

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00:12

Former Internal Affairs Min. Katayama Dies at 90

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2025/12/18

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Toranosuke Katayama, who served as co-chief of the Japan Innovation Party ()削除, died of old age at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 90.

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00:12

Japan to Implement Income Tax Hike for Defense...

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2025/12/18

The Japanese government and ruling parties decided Thursday to implement a planned income tax hike in January 2027, as part of efforts to secure funding for increased defense spending.

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00:09

Japan's Emperor Meets with Kazakh President at...

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2025/12/18

Japan's Emperor Naruhito held a meeting with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.

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00:16

U.S. Senate Resolution Backs Japan, Condemns...

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2025/12/18

Bipartisan U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a resolution expressing support for Japan and condemning China's economic and military pressure amid Tokyo-Beijing tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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00:13

Japan Ruling Bloc, Komeito Agree on Free School Meal...

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2025/12/18

Japan's ruling bloc and opposition Komeito on Thursday agreed to pay a monthly fee of 5,200 yen per student to make public elementary school meals free, starting in fiscal 2026.

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00:11

2 Japan GSDF Choppers Targeted with Lasers

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2025/12/18

Two helicopters of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force were hit by laser beams over Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the GSDF has said.

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00:12

BOJ Likely to Raise Policy Rate by 0.25 Point on Friday

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2025/12/18

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to a 30-year-high of 0.75pcton Friday, its first increase since January.

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00:12

Japan Hails U.S. Extension of Sakhalin-2 LNG Import...

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2025/12/18

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday welcomed the United States' decision to extend Japan's import permit for the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East.

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00:15

LDP, DPFP Agree to Raise Taxable Income Threshold to...

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2025/12/18

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed at a meeting of their tax panel chairs on Thursday to raise the taxable income threshold from the current 1.6 million yen to 1.78 million yen.

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00:10

Japan Simulates Infrastructure Disruption Responses

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2025/12/18

The Japanese government conducted for the first time a tabletop exercise under the scenario of a major infrastructure disruption, given an increase in cyberattacks globally.

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00:14

Japan to Start OTC Sales of Emergency Contraception...

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2025/12/18

Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co. said Thursday that it will start over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill in Japan on Feb. 2, marking the first time in the country that such a pill will be sold without a prescription.

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00:13

Facility to Preserve Crashed JR West Train Completed

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2025/12/18

West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, showed to the press Wednesday its recently completed facility to preserve its train that crashed in April 2005 to kill 106 passengers and the train's driver.

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00:12

Life Sentence Sought for Abe Shooter Yamagami

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2025/12/18

Japanese public prosecutors sought a life sentence Thursday for defendant Tetsuya Yamagami on charges of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in 2022.

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00:11

Japan, U.S. Discuss Projects over Japanese Funding

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2025/12/18

Japanese and U.S. officials met online on Thursday to discuss which U.S. projects will receive Japanese funding as part of a trade agreement between the two countries, the Japanese government said.

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00:10

Japan to Tighten Rules on Drone Flights near Key...

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2025/12/18

Japan's National Police Agency aims to submit a bill to tighten rules on drone flights near key facilities based on a report by an expert team released Thursday.

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00:16

Okinawa Development Funds from State to Rise to 264.7...

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2025/12/18

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a government plan to increase state funds provided for the development of Okinawa Prefecture by 500 million yen from the previous year to 264.7 billion yen in fiscal 2026.

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