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00:15

Diet Enacts 18.3-T.-Yen Extra Budget for Stimulus...

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2025/12/16

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Tuesday enacted the government's 18.3-trillion-yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2025, which will finance the first comprehensive economic package under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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00:09

Japan Govt Presents Draft of Retrial System Revision

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2025/12/16

Japan's Justice Ministry presented a draft plan to revise the retrial system at a meeting of a subgroup of the Legislative Council on Tuesday.

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00:11

Japan to Suspend Vehicle Environmental Performance...

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2025/12/16

Japan's government and ruling coalition plan to suspend the tax levied on automobiles in accordance with their fuel efficiency for two years from fiscal 2026, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:07

Japan's Ruling Bloc Mulls Easier Rules for...

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2025/12/16

Japan's ruling parties started discussions on Monday to ease the country's restrictions on exports of defense equipment.

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00:12

Keizai Doyukai Picks IBM's Yamaguchi as Chief

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2025/12/16

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, decided Tuesday to appoint IBM Japan Ltd. General Manager and President Akio Yamaguchi as its new chairman.

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00:10

Japan's Diet Session Likely to End on Wednesday...

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2025/12/16

The current session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, is expected to end on Wednesday as scheduled, as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is now negative about an extension.

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00:13

49 Cases of Groundwater Use by Foreigners Found in Japan

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2025/12/16

The number of cases of groundwater use apparently by foreign individuals or entities totaled 49 in one prefecture and 11 municipalities in Japan as of October, a government survey showed Tuesday.

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00:15

Japan to Certify Essential Service Providers

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2025/12/16

Japan's industry ministry plans to establish a system under which municipalities certify businesses in depopulated areas that provide essential services vital to daily life, such as medical and nursing care, and retail, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:12

Japan to Improve Weather Warning System

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2025/12/16

Japan will improve its weather advisory and warning system by creating a new category applied in the event of Level 4 emergencies for which municipalities issue evacuation orders, the government said Tuesday.

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00:14

China Largest Foreign Buyers of Land near Japan...

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2025/12/16

Chinese individuals and entities accounted for the largest share of non-Japanese buyers of land and structures near areas that are important in light of Japan's national security in fiscal 2024, a government survey report showed Tuesday.

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00:10

Japan to Mandate Nationality Info. in Real Estate...

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2025/12/16

The Japanese government plans to require new owners to provide nationality information when registering real estate, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Tuesday.

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00:10

Japan Eyes AI Cooperation with Central Asia

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2025/12/16

The Japanese government plans to establish a new framework for cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence with five Central Asian countries, informed sources have said.

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00:14

4 Years On, Osaka Arson Victim's Sister Helps...

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2025/12/15

Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in the western Japan city of Osaka, the sister of the clinic's then 49-year-old director is helping rehabilitate inmates, as well as people suffering from drug addiction.

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00:13

Another Stabbing Incident Occurs in Fukuoka

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2025/12/15

A man in his 70s was stabbed in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Monday evening, and his 37-year-old unemployed son was later arrested on suspicion of violating the swords and firearms control law.

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00:14

LDP Drafts Proposal to End Aid for Mega Solar Projects

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2025/12/15

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday compiled a draft proposal calling for an end to government support for large-scale solar power plants, in light of growing concerns over environmental damage and landscape degradation.

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00:19

Japan to Reconsider Route of Planned Hokuriku...

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2025/12/15

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party ()削除, decided Monday to reconsider the route of the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen section between Tsuruga Station in the central prefecture of Fukui and Shin-Osaka Station in the western prefecture of Osaka.

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00:08

2 Dead after Fire at Sauna Facility in Tokyo

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2025/12/15

A fire broke out at a sauna facility in the Akasaka district of Tokyo's Minato Ward on Monday, leaving two customers dead.

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00:10

Man Rearrested over Fatal Hit-and-Run in Tokyo's...

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2025/12/15

Tokyo police rearrested a 37-year-old man Monday on the fresh charges of dangerous driving resulting in death and a hit-and-run in the capital's Adachi Ward last month.

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00:10

Japan to Set Minimum Wage Target Next Summer: Takaichi

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2025/12/15

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will consider a new minimum wage target in detail toward next summer, when it will release a new growth strategy.

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00:12

Hiroshima A-Bomb Victim Identified by DNA Test

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2025/12/15

The remains of a victim of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, have been identified using the first DNA testing of preserved hair, the city government said Monday.

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