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00:09

Japan to Create Disaster Management Agency in 2026

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2025/12/26

The Japanese government on Friday adopted an outline of an envisaged disaster management agency, including its organizational structure and operations.

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00:12

Japan Govt Adopts Record 122-T.-Yen Draft Budget for...

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2025/12/26

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a draft fiscal 2026 budget featuring record-high general-account spending of 122,309.2 billion yen.

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00:08

Japan's New Imperial Household Agency Chief Vows...

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2025/12/26

Buichiro Kuroda, new chief of Japan's Imperial Household Agency, has pledged to carry out his duties to the best of his ability.

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00:10

INTERVIEW: Israel Expects Japan to Provide Peace...

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2025/12/25

Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen has expressed hope that Japan would provide peace education for future generations in Gaza to prevent attacks on Israel.

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00:11

Tokyo Police Raid Luxury Sauna Operator over Customer...

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2025/12/25

Tokyo police searched locations linked to a luxury sauna facility operator on Thursday on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in the deaths of two customers earlier this month.

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00:14

Court Dismisses Plea to Shut Down Nuclear Plants in...

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2025/12/25

Otsu District Court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by residents of Osaka and Shiga prefectures to shut down three Kansai Electric Power Co. nuclear plants along Wakasa Bay in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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00:12

Japan Panel Outlines Bill to Expand Scope of...

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2025/12/25

A Japanese Justice Ministry panel has drafted an outline of a planned bill to revise the automobile driving punishment law, including an expansion of the scope of dangerous driving, it was learned Thursday.

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00:16

Economic Benefits of Osaka Expo Estimated at 3.6 T. Yen

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2025/12/25

The economic benefits of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, are estimated to have reached around 3.6 trillion yen, exceeding the 2024 forecast of 2.9 trillion yen, the industry ministry said Thursday.

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00:11

Japan Automakers' Global Production Down 6.4 Pct...

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2025/12/25

Global vehicle production at eight major Japanese automakers fell 6.4pctfrom a year earlier to 1.98 million units in November, their data showed Thursday.

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00:09

Japan to Start Ordinary Diet Session on Jan. 23

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2025/12/25

The Japanese government plans to convene next year's ordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Jan. 23, it was learned Thursday.

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00:14

Japan's 10 Major Power Firms to Cut Rates by...

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2025/12/25

Japan's 10 major power utilities Thursday announced plans to lower their electricity rates by over 1,000 yen for a standard household next January, thanks to a resumption of government subsidies to cushion the impact of inflation.

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00:10

BOJ's Ueda Confident of Achieving 2 Pct Inflation

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2025/12/25

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda expressed confidence on Thursday that the country's underlying inflation is steadily approaching the central bank's 2pcttarget.

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00:09

Takaichi Clarifies Her Intention to Visit U.S. Early...

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2025/12/25

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that she is seeking to visit the United States early next year to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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00:17

Japanese Social Media Influencer Suspected of Tax...

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2025/12/25

A Tokyo-based advertising company called Solarie, its president, Reika Kuroki, who is also a social media influencer, and two other individuls, are suspected of evading 157 million yen in corporate and other taxes, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:14

Work Style Reform Talks Speed Up after Dentsu Suicide...

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2025/12/25

The death a decade ago of Matsuri Takahashi, a 24-year-old rookie employee of Japanese ad giant Dentsu Inc., who committed suicide due to overwork, accelerated discussions on reforms of working practices in Japan.

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00:16

Safety Board Conducts Simulation Experiment of Haneda...

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2025/12/25

The Japan Transport Safety Board has conducted a simulation experiment as part of its investigation into a fatal aircraft collision accident that occurred on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport last year, according to an interim investigation report released by the board on Thursday.

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00:11

Victims Remembered 20 Years after Train Derailment in...

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2025/12/25

Bereaved people and others Thursday gathered to remember the victims of a train derailment accident that occurred in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, 20 years ago.

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00:12

Bird Flu Case Confirmed in Eastern Japan's Ibaraki

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2025/12/25

The Ibaraki prefectural government said Thursday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm, the first such case in the eastern Japan prefecture this season.

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00:11

North Korea Tests New Antiair Missiles in Sea of Japan

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2025/12/25

North Korea conducted its first test of new high-altitude long-range antiair missiles in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, its state-run Korean Central News Agency said Thursday.

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00:10

Japan Govt to Scrap Single-Year Primary Surplus Goal

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2025/12/25

The Japanese government plans to scrap its target of turning the primary budget balance at the central and local governments into a surplus in a specific fiscal year.

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