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00:12

Paralympic Medalist Kawai Seen as Candidate for...

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2025/08/30

Junichi Kawai, a Paralympic gold medalist in swimming and chairman of the Japanese Paralympic Committee, is seen as a candidate for the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency, sources said Saturday.

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00:11

Existing Constipation Drug Slows Kidney Disease:...

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2025/08/30

A clinical trial has demonstrated that an existing constipation drug called lubiprostone helps slow the progression of chronic kidney disease, a Japanese research team said.

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00:09

Japanese, Indian Companies to Promote Economic Security

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2025/08/30

Japanese and Indian business leaders have agreed to establish a framework for private-sector dialogue aimed at enhancing cooperation on economic security.

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00:11

Japan Panel OKs Nonprescription Sales of...

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2025/08/30

An expert panel of Japan's health ministry has agreed that Aska Pharmaceutical Co. will be given approval to make and sell its emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo without a prescription.

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00:08

British Defense Sec. Stresses Close Security Ties...

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2025/08/30

British Defense Secretary John Healey has underlined his country's close security ties with Japan amid the changing security environment.

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00:13

Japan Govt Agencies Draw Up FY 2026 Tax Reform Requests

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2025/08/29

Japanese government agencies and ministries have submitted their tax system reform requests for fiscal 2026, including steps in support of companies affected by the high tariff policy of the United States.

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00:11

Japanese, Indian Leaders Agree to Boost Security,...

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2025/08/29

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his visiting Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, agreed Friday to strengthen bilateral security and economic relations.

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00:14

Former Motegi Faction Members Call for Early LDP...

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2025/08/29

About 10 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who were members of the now-defunct intraparty faction led by former LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi agreed at a meeting on Friday to request an early party leadership election.

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00:12

Japan FY 2026 Budget Requests Likely to Top 122 T. Yen

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2025/08/29

General-account budget requests from Japanese government agencies and ministries for fiscal 2026 are expected to exceed 122 trillion yen to hit a record high for the third consecutive year.

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00:13

Nippon Ishin's Scandal-Hit Ishii to Resign as...

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2025/08/29

Akira Ishii of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 said Friday that he plans to resign as a lawmaker of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, due to his secretary pay fraud scandal.

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00:11

Japan Seeks Record Defense Budget of 8.8 T. Yen for...

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2025/08/29

Japan's Ministry of Defense said Friday that it will ask for a record budget of 8,845.4 billion yen for fiscal 2026 starting next April.

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00:18

LDP Postpones Adoption of Report on Upper House...

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2025/08/29

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday stopped short of adopting a review report on its defeat in last month's House of Councillors election, due to internal objections over the report's failure to address the responsibility of the current party leadership, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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00:18

Japan FY 2024 Medical Costs Rise to Record 48 T. Yen

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2025/08/29

Medical fees paid to hospitals and clinics in Japan in fiscal 2024 rose 1.5pctfrom the previous year to a record 48 trillion yen, reflecting the aging of the country's population and advances in medical technology, preliminary health ministry data showed Friday.

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00:14

Births Hit New Record Low for Jan.-June in Japan

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2025/08/29

The number of babies born in January-June fell 3.1pctfrom a year earlier to 339,280 in Japan, hitting a new record low for the first half, the health ministry said Friday.

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00:16

Japan to Deploy Upgraded Type-12 Missiles to...

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2025/08/29

The Japanese Defense Ministry said Friday that it will deploy an upgraded version of its Type-12 long-range surface-to-ship missiles at two Ground Self-Defense Force bases, one in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto and the other in the central prefecture of Shizuoka.

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00:16

Kawasaki Heavy's Engine Data Tampering Scandal...

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2025/08/29

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. is suspected of falsifying some inspection data regarding the mileage of diesel engines for submarines of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, following a similar scandal involving private ship engines, informed sources said Friday.

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00:14

Japan, Australia to Hold 2-Plus-2 Security Talks on...

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2025/08/29

The Japanese and Australian governments will hold a so-called two-plus-two security meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on Sept. 5, Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told a press conference on Friday.

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00:11

Japan Police Eyeing Stalker Warnings without Victim...

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2025/08/29

Japan's National Police Agency is considering law revisions allowing police to issue warnings against stalkers at their discretion even without requests from victims, sources said Friday.

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00:12

Yamaguchi Town Can Host N-Fuel Storage: Chugoku Electric

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2025/08/29

It is feasible for the town of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, to host an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, Chugoku Electric Power Co. said Friday.

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00:13

INTERVIEW: Nippon Steel to Send More Engineers to...

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2025/08/29

Nippon Steel Corp. plans to send more engineers to United States Steel Corp. to make the U.S. company more competitive through technical support, Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori said in a recent interview.

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