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00:14

Sony Group to Make Snoopy's Owner Subsidiary

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2025/12/19

Japan's Sony Group Corp. said Friday it will make Peanuts Holdings LLC, the U.S. company holding the copyright for the popular comic strip "Peanuts," known for its beloved character, Snoopy, a consolidated subsidiary.

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00:16

Tokyo Inland Earthquake Likely to Kill 18,000: New...

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2025/12/19

In a worst-case situation, up to around 18,000 people would be killed chiefly in Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures if a powerful inland earthquake with a magnitude of around 7 occurs in the heart of the capital, the government said in its new damage estimate on Friday.

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00:12

Real Interest Rates "Very Low"...

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2025/12/19

Japanese real interest rates are "very low" even after the Bank of Japan's decision to implement its first interest rate hike since January, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday.

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00:10

Kuroda to Head Japan Imperial Household Agency

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2025/12/19

Buichiro Kuroda, vice grand steward of Japan's Imperial Household Agency, will be promoted to grand steward, effective on Wednesday, the government said Friday.

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00:14

INTERVIEW: MHI Ready to Support Japan's...

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2025/12/19

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Eisaku Ito has expressed the company's readiness to support the revival of Japan's shipbuilding industry by taking the leadership in ship designing and development with its technological prowess.

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00:14

Science Tokyo Expected to Be 2nd Univ. Eligible for...

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2025/12/19

The Institute of Science Tokyo is expected to be the second university eligible to receive aid from a Japanese government-financed 10-trillion-yen fund to support universities, according to a report by a government panel released Friday.

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00:12

Japan Reaffirms Commitment to Three Non-Nuclear...

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2025/12/19

Japan remains committed to the three non-nuclear principles of not possessing nuclear weapons, not producing them and not permitting their entry into the country, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday.

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00:12

Japan Ordinary Diet Session Likely to Begin Jan. 23

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2025/12/19

Japan's government and ruling parties are considering convening next year's ordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Jan. 23, 2026, informed sources said Friday.

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00:09

BOJ Decides to Raise Policy Rate to 30-Year High

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2025/12/19

The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to raise its policy interest rate to a level unseen in 30 years in its first rate hike since January this year.

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00:21

Criminal Law Violations in Japan Rise 4.9 Pct in 2024

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2025/12/19

The number of criminal law violations recognized in Japan in 2024 rose 4.9pctfrom the previous year to 737,679, increasing for the third straight year and returning to almost the same level as 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Justice Ministry said Friday.

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00:13

Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 3.0 Pct in Nov.

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2025/12/19

Japan's core consumer price index in November rose 3.0pctfrom a year earlier, lifted by continued increases in food prices and higher electricity bills, government data showed Friday.

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00:10

U.N. General Assembly Condemns N. Korea's Human...

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2025/12/19

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday condemning North Korea's human rights violations, including its abductions of Japanese and other foreign nationals.

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00:14

Japan's Beloved School Notebook Covers Go thru...

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2025/12/19

Loved by many children in Japan for decades for its colorful covers featuring photographs of insects and plants, the Japonica Gakushucho school notebook series has gone through a revamp to now feature illustrations on the covers.

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00:11

Japan Fully Enforces Law to Regulate Major IT Firms

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2025/12/18

Japan's smartphone software competition promotion law came into full effect Thursday to regulate major information technology companies in the smartphone operating system market.

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00:13

1 M. Japanese Estimated to Travel Abroad during New...

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2025/12/18

The number of people leaving Japan for overseas travel during the year-end and New Year holidays is projected to reach 1 million, up 31.5pctfrom a year earlier, according to a survey by JTB Corp.

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00:10

Japan to Host 1st Summit with Central Asian Nations...

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2025/12/18

Japan will host its first summit with five Central Asian nations from Friday, aiming to deepen cooperation with the resource-rich region and strengthen supply chains.

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00:12

Former Internal Affairs Min. Katayama Dies at 90

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2025/12/18

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Toranosuke Katayama, who served as co-chief of the Japan Innovation Party ()削除, died of old age at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 90.

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00:12

Japan to Implement Income Tax Hike for Defense...

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2025/12/18

The Japanese government and ruling parties decided Thursday to implement a planned income tax hike in January 2027, as part of efforts to secure funding for increased defense spending.

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00:09

Japan's Emperor Meets with Kazakh President at...

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2025/12/18

Japan's Emperor Naruhito held a meeting with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.

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00:16

U.S. Senate Resolution Backs Japan, Condemns...

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2025/12/18

Bipartisan U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a resolution expressing support for Japan and condemning China's economic and military pressure amid Tokyo-Beijing tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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