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00:13

Japan City of Kusatsu Uses Name Mix-Up as PR Opportunity

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2025/12/15

The city of Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga, often confused for the famous "onsen" hot spring town in eastern Japan sharing the same name, is using the mix-up as a public relations opportunity.

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00:14

China Sanctions Ex-Japan SDF Chief over Taiwan Links

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2025/12/15

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Japanese Self Defense Force's Joint Staff who currently serves as a political adviser to the executive branch of Taiwan's government.

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00:12

Man Arrested after 2 Stabbed near Fukuoka Dome

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2025/12/15

A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted murder in an incident in which a man and a woman were attacked near the Mizuho PayPay Dome stadium in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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00:07

Japan's Last 2 Pandas to Return to China in Jan.

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2025/12/15

The only two giant pandas remaining in Japan will be returned to China in late January, it was learned Monday.

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00:11

JAXA's Small Demonstration Satellite...

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2025/12/15

Rocket Lab Corp. of the United States successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Sunday, according to JAXA.

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00:10

Japan Big Maker Sentiment Improves for 3rd Straight...

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2025/12/15

Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the third straight quarter, the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey for December showed Monday.

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00:17

Ousted Ito Mayor Takubo's Re-election Bid Ends...

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2025/12/14

Sunday's mayoral election in the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, held due to the ouster of former Mayor Maki Takubo resulted in the first-time election of former city council member Kazuya Sugimoto, with Takubo's re-election bid ending in failure.

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00:12

2 Stabbed at Commercial Facility in Fukuoka; Suspect...

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2025/12/14

A woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s were stabbed with a knife-like object at a commercial facility in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Sunday afternoon, the Fukuoka prefectural police said.

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00:21

INTERVIEW: U.S. Representative Says Resolution to...

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2025/12/14

The United States needs to express solidarity with Japan including through a Congress resolution amid growing Tokyo-Beijing tensions following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks regarding a possible Taiwan contingency, Ami Bera, a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.

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00:09

Princess Aiko Attends Ceremony for Chiba Univ.'s...

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2025/12/14

Japanese Princess Aiko on Sunday attended a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Chiba University's School of Nursing.

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00:19

INTERVIEW: Ex-U.S. Official Calls for Collective...

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2025/12/14

It is necessary for Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines to conclude a "collective defense pact" to contain China and ensure regional peace and stability, Ely Ratner, former U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.

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00:16

Belarus Releases Prisoners, Including Japanese

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2025/12/14

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's administration released 123 prisoners on Saturday, including former Japanese language teacher Masatoshi Nakanishi and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, according to local and other media reports.

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00:10

Number of Japanese Workers at U.N. Agencies Hits Record

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2025/12/14

The number of Japanese workers at U.N. agencies as of the end of 2024 was 979, the highest since records began in 1990.

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00:09

Japan Finance Chief Effectively Accepts BOJ Rate Hike

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2025/12/13

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Saturday effectively signaled acceptance of an anticipated interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan.

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00:13

Japan Govt Vows All-Out Push to Resolve N....

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2025/12/13

The Japanese government on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to resolving the long-standing issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stressing its urgency.

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00:14

Japanese Film Director Masato Harada Dies at 76

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2025/12/13

Japanese film director Masato Harada, known for socially conscious works including "Climber's High," died on Monday at the age of 76, Tsubasa Project, a talent agency that had a business partnership with him, said Saturday.

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00:15

Moscow Court Rules ICC Pres. Akane, Others Guilty

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2025/12/13

A court in Moscow handed down guilty rulings to nine people including Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

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00:15

Askul Suffers 740,000 Sets of Data Breached after...

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2025/12/13

Japanese office supplies retailer Askul Corp. said that a ransomware cyberattack discovered in October led to the leakage of about 740,000 sets of data concerning its individual customers, corporate clients and employees.

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00:12

Nanjing Incident Memorial Held in China on 88th...

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2025/12/13

A state memorial ceremony marking the 88th anniversary of the Nanjing incident perpetrated by the former Imperial Japanese Army was held in Nanjing in the eastern China province of Jiangsu on Saturday.

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00:17

Chinese Flattop Liaoning Back to East China Sea

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2025/12/12

Chinese military ships, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, entered the East China Sea from the Pacific on Friday by sailing north between the main island of the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa and Miyako Island, part of Okinawa, the Joint Staff of Japan's Defense Ministry said.

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