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00:15

1 Year On, Nihon Hidankyo Seeks to Continue as...

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2025/12/17

One year after receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, is seeking ways to continue its activities amid the aging of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors.

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00:08

U.S. Approves Aid for Upgrading Japanese Aegis...

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2025/12/17

The U.S. government said Tuesday that it has approved support for upgrading Japanese Aegis destroyers and notified Congress of the decision.

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00:10

Japan Voices Concern over Conviction of Hong Kong...

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2025/12/16

Japan expressed grave concern on Tuesday over the conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily in Hong Kong, for violating the national security law.

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00:13

Broken Door May Have Trapped Victims in Tokyo Sauna Fire

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2025/12/16

Two people who were found dead after a fire at a sauna facility in the Akasaka district of Tokyo's Minato Ward on Monday may have been trapped inside a sauna unit due to a broken door, investigative sources said Tuesday.

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00:12

Mitsubishi UFJ Announces Hanzawa as Next President

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2025/12/16

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. announced Tuesday that Junichi Hanzawa, currently president of MUFG Bank, will succeed Hironori Kamezawa as president of the group next spring.

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00:09

Japan's Foreign Ministry to Set Up Peace...

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2025/12/16

Japan's Foreign Ministry will set up by the end of March next year a new office tasked with mediating peace between third countries, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:10

Ruling Bloc Gives Up on Early Passage of Diet Seat...

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2025/12/16

Japan's ruling parties have given up on enacting a bill to reduce the number of House of Representatives seats by the end of the current extraordinary session of the Diet on Wednesday.

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00:07

Japan Shogi Body to Relax Rules on Pregnant Players

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2025/12/16

The Japan Shogi Association announced Tuesday a review of its professional tournament rules for pregnant female players.

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00:14

Japan to Send Civilians to Gaza Support Organization

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2025/12/16

The Japanese government is planning to dispatch civilian personnel by the end of this year at the earliest to the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center overseeing a ceasefire and humanitarian assistance in the Palestinian territory of Gaza.

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00:10

Japan's Space One to Launch Kairos Rocket Feb. 25

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2025/12/16

Japanese startup Space One Co. will launch a Kairos small rocket carrying artificial satellites on Feb. 25 next year after two failed attempts.

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00:13

Top Shareholder Plans to Raise Fuji Media Stake

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2025/12/16

Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Monday that its top shareholder, Aya Nomura, has told the company that she aims to raise her stake in the parent of Fuji Television Network Inc. to up to 33.3 pct.

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00:15

Japanese Public Urged to Stay Vigilant after Quake...

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2025/12/16

The Japanese government on Tuesday called on people to remain prepared for a possible major earthquake and tsunami although the Japan Meteorological Agency's week-long advisory for a potential megaquake in northern and northeastern Japan expired at the end of Monday.

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00:15

Diet Enacts 18.3-T.-Yen Extra Budget for Stimulus...

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2025/12/16

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Tuesday enacted the government's 18.3-trillion-yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2025, which will finance the first comprehensive economic package under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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00:09

Japan Govt Presents Draft of Retrial System Revision

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2025/12/16

Japan's Justice Ministry presented a draft plan to revise the retrial system at a meeting of a subgroup of the Legislative Council on Tuesday.

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00:11

Japan to Suspend Vehicle Environmental Performance...

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2025/12/16

Japan's government and ruling coalition plan to suspend the tax levied on automobiles in accordance with their fuel efficiency for two years from fiscal 2026, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:07

Japan's Ruling Bloc Mulls Easier Rules for...

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2025/12/16

Japan's ruling parties started discussions on Monday to ease the country's restrictions on exports of defense equipment.

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00:12

Keizai Doyukai Picks IBM's Yamaguchi as Chief

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2025/12/16

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, decided Tuesday to appoint IBM Japan Ltd. General Manager and President Akio Yamaguchi as its new chairman.

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00:10

Japan's Diet Session Likely to End on Wednesday...

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2025/12/16

The current session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, is expected to end on Wednesday as scheduled, as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is now negative about an extension.

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00:13

49 Cases of Groundwater Use by Foreigners Found in Japan

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2025/12/16

The number of cases of groundwater use apparently by foreign individuals or entities totaled 49 in one prefecture and 11 municipalities in Japan as of October, a government survey showed Tuesday.

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00:15

Japan to Certify Essential Service Providers

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2025/12/16

Japan's industry ministry plans to establish a system under which municipalities certify businesses in depopulated areas that provide essential services vital to daily life, such as medical and nursing care, and retail, it was learned Tuesday.

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