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00:10

Having Dogs Likely Boosts Teens' Social Skills:...

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2025/12/25

Having a dog at home likely helps alter adolescent children's microbiome to make them happier and have better social skills, a study by a Japanese research team showed.

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00:14

Japan Govt Begins Talks on Easing of Work Hour...

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2025/12/25

Members of the Japanese government's regulatory reform promotion council have agreed to discuss six areas, including a possible easing of work hour regulations, advocated by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, on a priority basis.

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00:08

Japan Revises Corporate Human Rights Action Plan

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2025/12/25

The Japanese government has revamped its action plan aimed at preventing human rights violations linked to corporate activities.

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00:06

S. Korea Conducts Defense Drill for Japanese-Claimed...

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2025/12/24

The South Korean navy has conducted a defense drill for the Sea of Japan islands claimed by Tokyo.

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00:09

Mom of Thai Girl in Tokyo Sex Work Case Arrested in...

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2025/12/24

Thai police said Wednesday that they have arrested the mother of a Thai girl who was forced to work illegally at a massage parlor in Tokyo on charges of human trafficking.

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00:13

Osaka Expo Projected to Log Profit of Up to 37 B. Yen

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2025/12/24

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said Wednesday that the event held in the western Japan city of Osaka is estimated to generate a profit of 32 billion yen to 37 billion yen.

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00:15

Mother of Karoshi Victim Calls on People Not to Forget

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2025/12/24

The mother of Matsuri Takahashi, who killed herself after working excessive hours at advertising giant Dentsu Inc. 10 years ago, held a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday and called on people not to forget the issue of "karoshi," or death from overwork.

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00:17

Sapporo Holdings to Sell Real Estate Biz to KKR-Led...

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2025/12/24

Japanese beverage maker Sapporo Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that it will sell its real estate operations to a consortium of U.S. investment fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Hong Kong-based PAG Investment Management Ltd. for 477 billion yen.

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00:17

Japan Raises FY 2026 Economic Growth Forecast to 1.3 Pct

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2025/12/24

The Japanese government on Wednesday upgraded its real gross domestic product growth projection for fiscal 2026 to 1.3pctfrom 0.9pctas of August, as eased inflation is expected to support private consumption and business investment.

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00:13

Takaichi Mulls 1st U.S. Visit in March for Talks with...

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2025/12/24

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting the United States in March next year for the first time since taking office in October to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, informed sources said Wednesday.

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00:14

Japan Average Pump Price Hits 4-Year Low

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2025/12/24

The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday stood at 158 yen per liter, the lowest level in about four years and four months, thanks to government subsidies, the industry ministry said Wednesday.

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00:14

Major Japan Firms' Average Winter Bonus Tops 1...

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2025/12/24

This year's winter bonuses at large companies in Japan averaged 1,004,841 yen, topping 1 million yen for the first time since comparable data became available in 1981, a survey showed Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan to Double Security Assistance in FY 2026

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2025/12/24

Japan plans to more than double funding for its security equipment aid to like-minded countries in fiscal 2026, in view of China's increasingly assertive actions in the East and South China Seas.

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00:15

Final Check Requested for TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa...

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2025/12/24

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday asked the Nuclear Regulation Authority to make a final check before the planned restart of operations at the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan.

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00:15

Japan Watchdog to Investigate AI Online Search Services

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2025/12/24

The Japan Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that it will investigate artificial intelligence-based online search services as the unauthorized use of news articles by these services could constitute an abuse of a dominant bargaining position under the antimonopoly law.

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00:14

At 1994 Summit, Japan Cautious about Russia Joining G-7

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2025/12/24

Japan took a cautious stance toward granting Russia full membership of the Group of Seven at the 1994 summit in Naples, Italy, due to a long-standing bilateral territorial dispute, newly released documents showed Wednesday.

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00:14

China Urged Japan to Address Taiwan Issue in 1994:...

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2025/12/24

China repeatedly urged Japan to address its concerns related to Taiwan ahead of then Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa's visit to China in March 1994, according to Japanese diplomatic records disclosed Wednesday.

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00:14

Ex-Japan PM Hosokawa Shocked to Hear 50 Pct Chance of...

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2025/12/24

Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa has recounted how shocked he was to hear a U.S. view that there was over a 50pctchance of a Korean Peninsula contingency during the 1994 North Korea nuclear crisis.

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00:11

Japan's Mie Pref. Mulls Stopping Hiring Foreigners

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2025/12/24

The prefectural government of Mie, central Japan, is considering stopping hiring foreign nationals, in order to protect confidential information, officials said Wednesday.

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00:15

Disability Abuse Cases Hit Record in Japan in FY 2024

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2025/12/24

Cases of abuse against people with disabilities in Japan reached a record high of 3,770 in fiscal 2024, the welfare ministry said Tuesday, citing an increase in consultations and reports to local governments.

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