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00:11

Japan FTC Warns Logistics Biz over Subcontract Law...

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2025/12/12

Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Friday urged Osaka-based logistics business Senko Co. to prevent any recurrence of its practices that allegedly violated the subcontract law.

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00:16

Japanese Destroyer Conducts Joint Drill with U.S. Navy

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2025/12/12

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Akizuki destroyer conducted a joint exercise with the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier George Washington and its Dewey destroyer in the Pacific off the southern coast of Japan's Kanto region this week, the MSDF said Friday.

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00:07

Nearly Half of Japanese Familiar with Loneliness,...

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2025/12/12

Almost half of Japanese nationals feel familiar with loneliness and isolation, a government survey showed Friday.

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00:10

U.S. to Form Supply Chain Coalition with Japan, Others

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2025/12/12

The United States will launch a coalition with Japan and other countries to strengthen supply chains for critical minerals and artificial intelligence, the State Department said Thursday.

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00:12

Japan's Takaichi Mulling Ministers'...

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2025/12/12

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she is considering revising the country's ministerial code of conduct as it lacks concrete standards to stop ministers from holding large fundraising parties.

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00:11

Japan Eyeing Extending Life Insurance Premium Tax...

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2025/12/12

Japan's government and ruling parties are considering extending tax breaks regarding life insurance premiums for child-rearing households by one year, people familiar with the matter said Friday.

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00:17

Takaichi's Taiwan Remark Not Included in...

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2025/12/12

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary comment in question stating that a Taiwan contingency could constitute a so-called survival-threatening situation for Japan was not included in documents prepared in advance by bureaucrats for the prime minister, it has been learned.

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00:16

AIST to Build Semiconductor R&D Base in Hokkaido

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2025/12/12

Japan's industry ministry said Friday that its affiliated National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, will establish a research and development base for advanced semiconductors in Chitose, Hokkaido, northernmost Japan.

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00:12

INTERVIEW: No Year-End Gasoline Price Plunge Due to...

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2025/12/12

Petroleum Association of Japan President Shunichi Kito has warned against a misconception that gasoline prices will plummet due to the year-end abolition of the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.

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00:16

Japanese Wholesalers' Group to Sell Rice Coupon...

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2025/12/12

The price of a limited-time rice coupon to be sold to municipalities in Japan will go down from the usual 500 yen to a uniform 477 yen, the national federation of rice wholesalers' mutual aid cooperative associations said Friday.

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00:16

Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Affirm Cooperation after...

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2025/12/12

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed in their phone talks on Friday that their countries will maintain close communication and coordination following China's use of military radar on Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighters.

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00:13

Japan to Finalize Plan to Address Tax Revenue Gap...

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2025/12/12

The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering finalizing details of a plan to address tax revenue gaps between Tokyo and other local governments at the end of next year, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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00:10

Japanese Nobel Winners Recall Award Ceremony, Express...

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2025/12/12

The two Japanese winners of this year's Nobel prizes expressed deep emotions as they recalled Wednesday's award ceremony at a press conference in Stockholm the following day.

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00:13

New Quake Triggers Tsunami Advisories for...

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2025/12/12

Japan issued tsunami advisories for the Pacific coast of Hokkaido and Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures from northern to northeastern Japan after another offshore earthquake shook the regions late Friday morning.

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00:14

"Kodomo Shokudo" Kids'...

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2025/12/12

The number of "kodomo shokudo" community cafeterias that provide free or low-cost meals mainly to needy children in Japan has reached a record 12,601 this fiscal year, according to a survey by a nonprofit organization.

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00:15

Cancellations of Lodging Bookings on Rise amid Quake...

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2025/12/12

A Japan Meteorological Agency advisory on possible future earthquakes, issued in the wake of Monday's powerful quake off Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has led to cancellations of hotel bookings and suspensions of fishing operations.

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00:09

More Municipalities in Japan Support Crime Victims

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2025/12/12

Over 1,000 municipalities in Japan have ordinances in place calling for measures to support crime victims, the central government said Friday.

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00:13

U.S. Avoids Taking Sides over Japan-China Tensions

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2025/12/12

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday avoided taking sides over rising tensions between Japan and China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency.

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00:15

BOJ Tankan Likely to Show Slightly Stronger Biz...

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2025/12/12

The Bank of Japan's "tankan" quarterly survey for December, due out Monday, is expected to show narrow improvements in business sentiment among both major Japanese manufacturers and nonmanufacturers, estimates by 11 private think tanks have shown.

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00:16

JIP Leader Negative on Ending Coalition with LDP

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2025/12/11

Japan Innovation Party ()削除 leader Hirofumi Yoshimura on Thursday sounded negative about ending his party's coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party even if a bill regarding a reduction in House of Representatives seats is not put to a vote during the current parliamentary session.

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