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INTERVIEW: Japan Biz Looking Abroad amid Supply Chain...

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2026/06/03

By Hiroki Shimoo

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00:13

Japan Leaning toward 1 Pct Consumption Tax Rate for Food

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2026/06/03

Japan is leaning toward the idea of cutting the consumption tax rate for food to 1pctnext April, as such a reduction can be implemented more quickly than the original plan to lower the rate to zero pct.

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00:16

U.S. Proposes Additional Tariffs on Japan, Others...

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2026/06/03

The U.S. government released Tuesday a proposal to impose additional tariffs of 10-12.5pcton 60 economies, including Japan, claiming they have inadequate measures against imports of items produced with forced labor in China and elsewhere.

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00:13

Kioxia Briefly Surpasses Toyota in Market Value

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2026/06/03

Kioxia Holdings Corp. briefly surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. in market capitalization on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, ranking second among Japanese companies behind SoftBank Group Corp.

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00:18

Japan 2025 Births Hit Record Low of 671,000

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2026/06/03

The annual number of babies born to Japanese citizens in Japan fell by 14,937 from the previous year to 671,236 in 2025, hitting a record low since statistics became available in 1899, the health ministry said Wednesday.

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00:20

INTERVIEW: Merged Japanese Insurer Targets 280-B.-Yen...

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2026/06/03

A new company to be born out of a merger of Japanese insurers Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. next April aims to earn an adjusted profit to 280 billion yen in fiscal 2030, Hiroshi Umiyama, president and CEO of Mitsui Sumitomo, said in a recent interview.

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00:09

Japan's Takaichi Seeks Maritime Cooperation...

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2026/06/03

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday stressed the need for island nations to strengthen cooperation over maritime issues.

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00:10

Diet Debates Start on Japan FY 2026 Extra Budget

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2026/06/03

Parliamentary discussions on the Japanese government's draft fiscal 2026 supplementary budget, aimed at addressing impacts from Middle East tensions, kicked off Wednesday.

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00:14

Japan Can Supply Naphtha-Based Products beyond March:...

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2026/06/03

Japan will be able to continue supplying naphtha-derived petrochemical products beyond fiscal 2026, which ends in March next year, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said at a ministerial meeting on the situation in the Middle East.

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00:10

Indoor Type Eyed for Marines' New Home Baseball...

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2026/06/03

An indoor option is set to be studied for a new home stadium of the Chiba Lotte Marines, a Japanese professional baseball team, in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo.

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00:08

Judicial Education for Students Spreads in Japan

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2026/06/02

Judicial education, in which lawyers and others introduce young people to the beauty of the legal profession, is becoming more common in Japan.

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00:13

Emergency River Flooding Warning Issued for Wakayama...

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2026/06/02

Typhoon Jangmi made landfall on the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, leading to the issuance of a Level 5 emergency flooding warning for the Koza River in the western Japan prefecture.

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00:13

Japanese Govt, Banks among 150 Entities Newly Given...

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2026/06/02

U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Tuesday that it has newly granted a total of about 150 companies and organizations in more than 15 countries access to its cutting-edge AI model, Claude Mythos.

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00:09

Samurai Blue Departs for Pre-World Cup Training Camp

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2026/06/02

The Japanese men's national soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, departed on Tuesday for their pre-World Cup training camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

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00:13

3 Referred to Prosecutors over...

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2026/06/02

Police in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka sent papers on three people to prosecutors Tuesday on suspicion of selling and storing Mounjaro, a diabetes medication also known as a weight-loss drug, without permission.

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00:11

Typhoon Jangmi to Approach Central, Eastern Japan on...

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2026/06/02

Typhoon Jangmi is expected to approach Japan's Tokai central region Wednesday morning and the Kanto eastern region in the afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday.

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00:16

Takaichi Administration Mulls 1 Pct Tax on Food from...

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2026/06/02

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering lowering the consumption tax rate on food to 1pctfor two years from next April, despite her campaign pledge of a zeropcttax rate in February's general election, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:15

Japan's Cabinet Public Affairs Secretary...

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2026/06/02

Kozo Saiki, Japan's cabinet secretary for public affairs, officially launched an X account on Tuesday following a trial period that began on May 1, hoping to spread more information about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration.

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00:10

Japanese Singer Yoichi Sugawara Dies at 92

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2026/06/02

Japanese singer Yoichi Sugawara, known for his hit "Kyo de Owakare," died of malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital Sunday morning. He was 92.

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00:12

DPFP Head Opposes LDP Bill Criminalizing Japan Flag...

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2026/06/02

The leader of Japan's opposition Democratic Party for the People expressed opposition Tuesday to a bill drafted by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to criminalize vandalism of the national flag.

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