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00:09

2026 POLLS: Japan Parties Focus on Measures to...

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2026/01/27

In their campaign for the Feb. 8 general election, Japanese political parties are focusing on measures to support people's daily lives amid inflation.

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00:13

China Spokesperson Raps Takaichi's Latest...

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2026/01/27

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Tuesday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's latest remarks on Taiwan, saying that Japan is in no position to meddle with affairs related to Taiwan.

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00:12

Japan to Reconsider Use of Handcuffs, Ropes on...

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2026/01/27

Japan's Supreme Court has instructed courts across Japan to reconsider the use of handcuffs and waist ropes on defendants when entering courtrooms for criminal trials, informed sources said Tuesday.

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00:11

Japanese among Female Scientists to Be Inscribed on...

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2026/01/27

Japanese physicist Toshiko Yuasa is among the 72 female scientists set to join the currently male-only list of names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower, the city of Paris has said.

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00:18

2026 POLLS: Ruling Parties to Clash in 85 Constituencies

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2026/01/27

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are expected to clash in 85 of the 289 single-seat constituencies in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, according to a Jiji Press survey of candidacy filings on Tuesday.

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00:13

2026 POLLS: Noda Focuses on Resources to Offset...

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2026/01/27

When to cut the consumption tax on food and how to offset the resultant revenue loss will be the focus of the Feb. 8 election for the House of Representatives, said Yoshihiko Noda, co-leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance.

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00:11

Japan to Watch Impact of China's Lunar New Year...

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2026/01/27

Japan will closely monitor the impact of China's recent notice advising its citizens not to visit Japan during the Lunar New Year holiday period next month, a government official said Tuesday.

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00:16

Tokyo Minpaku Firm Referred to Prosecutors for...

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2026/01/27

Tokyo police referred a "minpaku" private lodging operator in the Japanese capital and two Chinese nationals, including its leader, to public prosecutors Tuesday on suspicion of offering its services on weekdays in violation of a local regulation and ignoring an improvement order.

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00:11

2026 POLLS: Tax, Inflation Most Common Topics in...

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2026/01/27

Consumption tax and rising prices were the most frequently mentioned issues on social media ahead of the upcoming House of Representatives election, an analysis by Jiji Press has found.

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00:15

2026 POLLS: Ex-PM Suga Urges LDP to Keep Promises...

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2026/01/27

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, of which he was a member lawmaker, to make sure that its promises with its new coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are implemented without fail.

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00:13

"Shunto" Spring Wage Talks Kick Off...

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2026/01/27

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, held a meeting of their leaders on Tuesday, effectively marking the start of this year's "shunto" spring wage talks.

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00:16

Prudential Life Expected to Face Inspection over Fraud

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2026/01/27

Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to inspect Prudential Life Insurance Co. after the company said over 100 current and former employees had scammed some 500 clients out of about 3.1 billion yen, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

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00:13

Last 2 Pandas in Japan Leave for China

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2026/01/27

The last remaining giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, departed for China on Tuesday afternoon in a move that will leave Japan with no giant pandas for the first time in about half a century.

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00:11

Tokyo Police Arrest Head of Major Sex Worker Scouting...

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2026/01/27

Tokyo police have arrested the 40-year-old leader of Natural, one of the largest illegal sex worker scouting groups in Japan, for allegedly making a payment to gangsters in 2023.

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00:11

Campaigning Begins for Japan's Feb. 8 Lower...

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2026/01/27

The 12-day campaign period for the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, began Tuesday.

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00:13

Okinawa Teacher Died in U.S. Military Chopper Wind...

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2026/01/27

A Japanese teacher has died after being struck by wind generated by a U.S. military helicopter at an elementary school located within a base in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Air Force.

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00:09

No Large-Scale Forex Intervention Conducted Fri.:...

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2026/01/26

There was no large-scale yen-buying intervention by the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan on Friday, estimates by market sources suggested on Monday.

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00:11

China Urges Its Citizens Not to Visit Japan during...

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2026/01/26

The Chinese government on Monday issued a notice urging its citizens to refrain from visiting Japan during the Lunar New Year holiday period between Feb. 15 and 23.

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00:21

Tokyo's Average Condo Price Hits New Record High...

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2026/01/26

The average price of newly supplied condominiums in Tokyo's densely populated 23 wards rose 21.8pctfrom the previous year to 136.13 million yen in 2025, hitting a new record high and staying above 100 million yen for the third consecutive year, industry data showed Monday.

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00:16

Tokyo Court Orders N. Korea to Pay Damages over...

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2026/01/26

Tokyo District Court on Monday ordered the North Korean government to pay 88 million yen in compensation to a total of four North Korean defectors and bereaved relatives in Japan over its alleged human rights abuses linked to the country's repatriation program decades ago.

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