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Japan to Adopt Record 122.3-T.-Yen FY 2026 Budget

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2025/12/24

The Japanese government is in the final stages of work to set the size of its fiscal 2026 general-account budget at around 122.3 trillion yen, informed sources said Wednesday.

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00:13

Japanese Golf Legend Masashi Ozaki Dies at 78

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2025/12/24

Masashi Ozaki, Japan's most successful male professional golfer, better known by his nickname "Jumbo Ozaki," or simply "Jumbo," died of sigmoid colon cancer Tuesday at the age of 78.

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00:14

Japanese Ministers Agree to Raise Medical Service Fees

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2025/12/24

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and health minister Kenichiro Ueno agreed Wednesday to raise medical service fees by 2.22pctin fiscal 2026, the first increase in 12 years.

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00:10

Safety of Quake-Damaged NTT East Tower Confirmed

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2025/12/24

NTT East Inc. has said there is no risk of its steel tower damaged by a powerful earthquake earlier this month collapsing in the event of another major temblor.

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00:14

U.S. Hoping to Use Heavy Weapons in Training at 5...

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2025/12/23

The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use heavy weapons, such as antitank missiles and rocket launchers, in the Marine Corps' live-fire training at five firing ranges of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force.

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00:13

Tritium-Containing Water Leaks at Fugen N-Reactor

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2025/12/23

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that about 20 milliliters of water containing radioactive tritium leaked at its Fugen advanced converter reactor in the city of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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00:15

Genome Analysis to Examine Radiation Impact on...

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2025/12/23

A Japan-U.S. research institute said Tuesday it will analyze the genomes of children of hibakusha who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to understand the impact of radiation from the bombs on the children.

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Japan to Raise Overall Medical Service Fees by 2.22 Pct

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2025/12/23

Japan plans to raise overall government-set medical service fees by 2.22pctin fiscal 2026, informed sources said Tuesday.

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00:16

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group to Appoint Oyama as Pres.

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2025/12/23

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. said Tuesday that it will appoint Kazuya Oyama, the current president of core subsidiary Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, as president of the parent company, marking the group's first leadership change in about five years.

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00:13

Japan's Per-Capita GDP Drops to 24th among OECD...

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2025/12/23

Japan placed 24th in terms of per-capita gross domestic product in 2024 among the 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.

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00:08

Japan to Resume Bilateral Economic Aid for Syria...

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2025/12/23

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will resume bilateral economic aid for Syria after 15 years of suspension.

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00:12

Japan Income Inequality Largest on Record in 2023

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2025/12/23

Income inequality in Japan was the largest in 2023, reflecting an increase in elderly households earning less than working-generation households, a welfare ministry survey showed Tuesday.

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00:14

Tokyo Police Officer Dismissed for Info Leak to...

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2025/12/23

Tokyo police on Tuesday dismissed a 43-year-old inspector who was arrested for allegedly leaking investigative information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women it scouted on the street to sex parlors and hostess bars across Japan.

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Japan Eyes Ending Aid for Mega Solar Projects in FY 2027

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2025/12/23

The Japanese government decided at a meeting of related ministers on Tuesday to consider ending the current subsidy program for large-scale solar power plants in fiscal 2027 amid growing concerns about environmental impacts.

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00:09

Excessive Fairing Separation Impact Found in H3...

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2025/12/23

The impact from the separation of the payload fairing was stronger than usual in Monday's failed launch of the No. 8 H3 rocket, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:10

Mother of Thai Girl in Tokyo Sex Work Case Sent to...

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2025/12/23

The mother of a Thai girl who was forced to work illegally at a massage parlor in Tokyo was repatriated to Thailand on Tuesday, Taiwanese immigration authorities said.

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INTERVIEW: Daiwa Securities Group Plans 5 Pct Pay Hike

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2025/12/23

Japan's Daiwa Securities Group Inc. plans a pay hike of about 5pctfor its employees for the business year from next April, President Akihiko Ogino said in a recent interview.

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00:11

Suntory to Halt Jim Beam Distillery in Kentucky for Year

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2025/12/23

Suntory Global Spirits Inc. will halt production of its bourbon whiskey Jim Beam for a year at its distillery in the U.S. state of Kentucky amid falling demand, it was learned Monday.

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00:13

Japan News Media Assn Calls for Protecting Content...

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2025/12/23

The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Tuesday urged the government to consider appropriate protection of content, saying that news articles have been used by generative artificial intelligence without permission.

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INTERVIEW: Sharp Aims to Expand White Goods Sales Abroad

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2025/12/23

Japan's Sharp Corp. aims to increase the proportion of its home appliances sold overseas to nearly 70pctin five years, to make up for a decline in domestic sales, President and CEO Masahiro Okitsu said in a recent interview.

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