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00:11

Askul Resumes System-Based Shipments after Cyberattack

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2025/12/17

Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. resumed Wednesday shipping operations using its logistics system after a two-month hiatus caused by a cyberattack.

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00:12

INTERVIEW: Rengo Chief Opposes Govt's Surname Plan

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2025/12/17

Japanese labor leader Tomoko Yoshino has expressed opposition to a proposal by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration to give legal validity to the use of former surnames after marriage.

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00:08

Japan's Takaichi Vows to Hold Talks with China

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2025/12/17

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Wednesday to hold talks with China to improve deteriorating bilateral relations.

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00:15

Ex-Maebashi Mayor Ogawa to Run in Mayoral Election

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2025/12/17

Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa announced her comeback bid on Wednesday, saying she will run in the Gunma prefectural capital's mayoral election to be held next month due to her resignation over hotel visits with a married male municipal government official.

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00:13

Japan Pump Prices Below 160 Yen for 1st Time in 4 Years

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2025/12/17

Retail regular gasoline prices in Japan fell below 160 yen per liter as of Monday for the first time since September 2021 thanks to government subsidies, the industry ministry said Wednesday.

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00:17

Visitors to Japan in Jan.-Nov. Top Yearly High

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2025/12/17

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in January-November is estimated to have totaled 39,065,600, already exceeding the annual record high of 36.87 million marked last year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.

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00:09

Princess Aiko Hosts Duck-Netting Event for Foreign...

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2025/12/17

Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, hosted a duck-netting reception for foreign diplomats on Wednesday.

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00:14

Mizuho to Acquire Indian Investment Bank Avendus

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2025/12/17

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday that it will acquire Indian investment bank Avendus Capital Private Ltd. for a maximum of around 47 billion Indian rupees to strengthen its operations in the growing Indian capital market.

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00:15

Japan Shows 5th Set of Moritomo Papers to...

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2025/12/17

Japan's Ministry of Finance disclosed Wednesday a fifth set of documents related to a dubious land sale to Moritomo Gakuen to the widow of a MOF regional official who committed suicide after being ordered to tamper with official records on the sale.

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00:11

Japan to Hold 1st Summit with 5 Central Asian Countries

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2025/12/17

The Japanese government will hold the first summit meeting with five Central Asian countries in Tokyo for two days from Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced Wednesday.

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00:13

Extra Diet Session Closes in Japan

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2025/12/17

The Diet, Japan's parliament, concluded its 58-day extraordinary session Wednesday after passing a fiscal 2025 supplementary budget and legislation to abolish the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.

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00:09

JAXA Aborts H3 Rocket Launch Due to Equipment Anomaly

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2025/12/17

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, aborted the launch of an H3 rocket on Wednesday after detecting a ground equipment anomaly.

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00:14

Victims of 2021 Osaka Clinic Arson Attack Remembered

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2025/12/17

Victims of an arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka were remembered on Wednesday, the fourth anniversary of the 2021 incident that killed 26 people including clinic head Kotaro Nishizawa, then 49.

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00:11

Japan Core Machinery Orders Up 7.0 Pct in Oct.

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2025/12/17

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in October rose 7.0pctfrom the previous month, up for the second consecutive month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.

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00:16

Japan's Exports to U.S. Log 1st Rise in 8 Months...

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2025/12/17

Japan's exports to the United States in November increased 8.8pctfrom a year earlier to 1,816.9 billion yen, up for the first time in eight months, preliminary customs-cleared trade data from the Finance Ministry showed Wednesday.

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00:13

16 Scam-Linked Japanese Nationals Held in Cambodia

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2025/12/17

Cambodian authorities have taken into custody 16 Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in so-called special fraud, such as telephone scams, the Japanese Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Wednesday.

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00:15

Japan Household Financial Assets Rise to Record 2,286...

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2025/12/17

Financial assets held by Japanese households as of the end of September grew 4.9pctfrom a year earlier to 2,286 trillion yen, hitting a record high for two quarters in a row, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.

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00:09

Nissan Starts Production of New Leaf EV in Britain

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2025/12/17

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it has started production of the third generation of the Leaf electric vehicle at its Sunderland plant in northeastern Britain.

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00:14

SBI Shinsei Bank Relisted with 1.42-T.-Yen Market Value

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2025/12/17

SBI Shinsei Bank made a comeback to the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, fetching the first quotation of 1,586 yen apiece, higher than its initial public offering price of 1,450 yen.

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00:15

Honda to Raise Stake in Astemo to 61 Pct

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2025/12/17

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will raise its stake in Japanese auto parts maker Astemo Ltd. from 40pctto 61pctas part of efforts to accelerate the development of software defined vehicles and self-driving technology.

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