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00:14

Osaka City Assembly OKs Metropolis Plan Council

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2026/05/28

The Osaka city assembly has approved a proposal to establish a statutory council that will discuss a system for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan, paving the way for full-fledged talks on an envisioned third referendum on the plan.

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00:11

Father Charged with Killing Son, Dumping Body in Kyoto

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2026/05/28

The Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday indicted a 37-year-old man on charges of killing his 11-year-old adopted son and abandoning the body in a mountain forest.

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00:12

Japan Health Ministry to Aid Organ Transplant Hospitals

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2026/05/28

The Japanese health ministry is set to begin providing about 470 million yen in aid this fiscal year to medical institutions that conduct a large number of organ transplants from brain-dead patients.

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00:10

JAL Bans Cabin Attendants from Drinking before Return...

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2026/05/28

Japan Airlines has banned its cabin attendants from drinking alcohol during their stay before return flights, in the wake of a fresh drinking scandal involving JAL crew.

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00:11

Japan-China JV to Release Electric Minivehicle Next Year

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2026/05/28

EMT Co., a Japanese-Chinese joint venture set up to develop electric vehicles, said Wednesday that it will release an electric minivehicle, its first product, in Japan next year.

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00:07

Japan Trade, Foreign Ministry Officials Visit Russia

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2026/05/28

Japanese government officials currently visiting Russia have held a press conference in Moscow to explain the purpose of their trip.

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00:08

Japan Ruling LDP Proposes Fitting Stalkers with GPS...

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2026/05/28

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that stalkers be fitted with GPS devices in order to protect victims.

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00:10

1 Dead in Accident at Plant of Nippon Paper's...

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2026/05/27

A chemical tank at a plant of a U.S. unit of Japan's Nippon Paper Industries Co. ruptured Tuesday, leaving one dead and nine others injured, local fire authorities said.

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00:15

BOJ's Latent Losses on JGB Holdings Hit Record...

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2026/05/27

Unrealized losses on the Bank of Japan's holdings of Japanese government bonds hit a record high of 45,441.4 billion yen at the March 31 end of fiscal 2025, BOJ data showed Wednesday.

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00:11

Extra Benefits for Child-Rearing Households Eyed in...

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2026/05/27

A plan to provide additional benefits for households with children under a proposed refundable tax credit system was presented at a meeting of a bipartisan group of Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan Govt to Submit FY 2026 Draft Extra Budget on...

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2026/05/27

The Japanese government on Wednesday informed the ruling and opposition parties of its plan to submit a draft fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to the Diet, the country's parliament, on June 3.

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00:07

Japan to Switch to Revamped Weather Warning System

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2026/05/27

Japan will switch to a revamped weather warning system Thursday, ahead of the country's rainy and typhoon seasons.

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00:19

Major Japan Firms Promise 5.46 Pct Pay Hike in...

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2026/05/27

Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.46 pct, or 19,964 yen, on a weighted average basis in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations, a first tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Wednesday.

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00:10

Japan Govt Unwilling to Have Evidence Lists Disclosed

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2026/05/27

Japan's Justice Ministry showed reluctance Wednesday over the disclosure of lists of evidence deemed necessary for courts to decide whether to reopen convicted cases.

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00:11

Philippines' Marcos Vows to Upgrade Bilateral...

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2026/05/27

Visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed his country's commitment to elevating relations with Japan to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

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00:15

1st Unit of JAXA's New ISS Resupply Craft...

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2026/05/27

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Wednesday it has completed operations of the first unit of its HTV-X series International Space Station resupply spacecraft, which re-entered the atmosphere late Tuesday Japan time.

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00:13

Japan Mulls Criminal Penalties for N-Plant Data Fraud

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2026/05/27

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to consider a law revision aimed at making any falsification in documents for nuclear reactor safety screening applications subject to criminal penalties.

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00:11

Japan to Start EPA Talks with Mercosur

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2026/05/27

The Japanese government plans to start talks with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, on concluding an economic partnership agreement, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

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00:16

INTERVIEW: NEC Calls for Int'l Cooperation on...

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2026/05/27

International cooperation is indispensable for defense against cyberattacks employing powerful artificial intelligence models such as U.S. startup Anthropic's Claude Mythos, NEC Corp. President and CEO Takayuki Morita said in a recent interview.

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00:09

Japan Enacts Bill to Establish National Intelligence...

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2026/05/27

Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill to establish a national intelligence council aimed at strengthening the government's intelligence capabilities.

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