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00:15

Private Rice Stocks in Japan Jump 34 Pct in Dec.

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2026/01/30

Private rice stocks in Japan surged 34pctfrom a year earlier to 3.38 million tons at the end of December, reflecting slow rice sales due to elevated prices, an agriculture ministry report showed Friday.

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00:08

Japan Struggling to Reduce Rare Earth Dependence on...

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2026/01/30

Japan is facing the challenge of becoming less dependent on rare earth imports from China amid souring ties between Tokyo and Beijing.

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00:12

Harvard Professor Emeritus Akira Iriye Dies at 91

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2026/01/30

Akira Iriye, a renowned scholar of international politics and professor emeritus at Harvard University, died in the United States on Tuesday at the age of 91, according to informed sources.

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00:11

Japan Forms Group to Protect Juveniles from Social...

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2026/01/30

Japan's Children and Families Agency has set up a working group to discuss possible regulation of social media services to prevent juveniles from being caught up in problems via the internet.

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00:13

INTERVIEW: JCP's Shii Says LDP Politics Worse...

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2026/01/30

The politics of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have deteriorated step by step over the past three decades, Kazuo Shii, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party's Central Committee, said in a recent interview.

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00:14

Japan Sees Record 42.43 M. Foreign Entrants in 2025

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2026/01/30

The number of foreigners entering Japan rose 15.4pctfrom the previous year to 42.43 million in 2025, marking a record high for the second straight year, preliminary government data showed Friday.

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00:11

2026 POLLS: JIP Vows to Be...

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2026/01/30

Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, said that his party will take the role of the "accelerator" in propelling its coalition with Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party forward.

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00:11

JR Joban Line Suspended Due to Power Failure at...

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2026/01/30

Train services on East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line were partially suspended for about seven hours Friday after an overhead power line snapped at Tokyo's Ueno Station.

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00:11

Full Wage Talks Start in Japan with Labor-Management...

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2026/01/30

A labor-management forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, was held in Tokyo on Friday, kicking off full-fledged "shunto" spring wage negotiations.

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00:12

Host Arrested for Using Dating App to Lure Women to...

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2026/01/30

Japanese police have arrested a 27-year-old male host on suspicion of violating the amusement business law by using a dating app to solicit female customers to a "host club" in Tokyo.

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00:14

Japan's Job Availability Ratio Falls to 1.22 in...

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2026/01/30

Japan's average ratio of effective job openings to seekers in 2025 fell 0.03 point from the previous year to 1.22, declining for the second straight year, the labor ministry said Friday.

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00:12

420 M. Yen Robbed in Tokyo; Similar Assault Follows

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2026/01/30

A group of Japanese and Chinese people were robbed of an estimated 423 million yen in Tokyo on Thursday night, quickly followed by an assault on a different group also carrying a lot of cash.

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00:17

Foreign Workers in Japan Hit Record 2.57 M.

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2026/01/30

The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of October 2025 jumped 11.7pctfrom a year before to 2,571,037, hitting a record high for 13 years in a row amid the country's labor shortages, the labor ministry said Friday.

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00:18

Child Abuse Cases in Japan Edge Down in FY 2024

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2026/01/30

The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers across Japan in fiscal 2024 came to 223,691, falling by 1,818 cases, or 0.8 pct, from the previous year, the government said Friday.

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00:12

Japan to See 60 Pct Fewer Food, Beverage Price Hikes...

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2026/01/30

The number of food and beverage price hikes in Japan will drop nearly 60pctfrom a year earlier next month, showing a sign of food inflation calming down, a private research firm survey showed Friday.

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00:14

Japan Industrial Output Down 0.1 Pct in Dec. 2025

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2026/01/30

Japan's industrial production in December 2025 edged down 0.1pctfrom the previous month, as output of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and some other goods decreased, the industry ministry said Friday.

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00:18

Tokyo Inflation Slows to 2 Pct in Jan.

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2026/01/30

Inflation in central Tokyo slowed to 2pctyear-on-year in January from 2.3pctin the previous month, hitting the lowest level since October 2024, mainly due to a smaller rise in food prices excluding perishables, Japanese government data showed Friday.

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00:08

U.S. Removes Call for BOJ to Raise Interest Rates

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2026/01/30

The U.S. Treasury Department removed its call for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in a semiannual report released Thursday.

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00:10

2026 POLLS: Takaichi's Remarks on Diplomacy,...

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2026/01/29

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on diplomacy and security are causing repercussions ahead of the Feb. 8 general election in the country.

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00:12

9 of Japan's 10 Regional Power Utilities to...

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2026/01/29

Electricity bills for average households will rise by16-49 yen in the service areas of nine of Japan's 10 regional power utilities for February, according to their announcements Thursday.

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