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Prudential Life Insurance Posts 12 Pct Profit Decline

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2026/05/26

Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday that its core profit declined 12.6pctto 40.2 billion yen in the fiscal year ended in March from a year earlier due to the fallout of fraud involving former and current employees.

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00:11

Assn Head Guilty of Bribing Ex-Univ. of Tokyo...

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2026/05/26

Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced the representative of the Japan Cosmetic Association to one year in prison for bribery linked to joint research with the University of Tokyo.

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00:12

Japan Falls to 3rd in Net External Assets after...

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2026/05/26

Japan had record-high net external assets for the seventh straight year at the end of 2025, but fell from second to third place in the world, a Finance Ministry report showed Tuesday.

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Japan's Koizumi Denies Delays in Delivery of...

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2026/05/26

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday that the country plans to acquire U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles between fiscal 2025 and 2027 as scheduled, denying a report that deliveries could slip.

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00:12

Yomiuri Giants Manager Resigns after His Arrest Last...

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2026/05/26

Shinnosuke Abe resigned as manager of the Yomiuri Giants, a Japanese professional baseball team, on Tuesday, following his arrest the previous night for allegedly assaulting his 18-year-old daughter at their home.

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00:18

Japan, India to Cooperate for Safe Hormuz Navigation

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2026/05/26

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, agreed Monday to coordinate closely to ensure free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed amid the war in Iran, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

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Japan's Takaichi Pledges to Deepen Relations...

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2026/05/26

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has expressed her eagerness to strengthen Japan-Africa relations during the Africa Day celebration dinner hosted by the diplomatic corps of African countries in Tokyo.

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00:12

Bear Sightings Hamper School Activities in Japan

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2026/05/26

Bear sightings have led to temporary closures and restricted outdoor activities at schools in Japan, with local education boards struggling over how to continue offering classes while ensuring safety of students.

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Japan Backs Oil Diversification in Southeast Asia

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2026/05/26

The Japanese government plans to help Southeast Asian countries diversify their crude oil procurement sources, in order to stabilize petrochemical supply chains amid the ongoing Middle East tensions.

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00:16

Lawsuit Filed in Japan against AI-Generated Voice Use

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2026/05/25

A popular Japanese voice actor has filed a lawsuit against the operator of video-sharing app TikTok, demanding the deletion of videos using voice that he claims was created by imitating his voice with generative artificial intelligence without his permission, it was learned Monday.

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Yomiuri Giants Manager Abe Arrested for Assaulting...

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2026/05/25

Tokyo police arrested Shinnosuke Abe, manager of the Yomiuri Giants, a Japanese professional baseball team, on Monday for allegedly assaulting his 18-year-old daughter at their home in Shibuya Ward of the Japanese capital.

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00:15

Mitsubishi Chemical Eyeing Petrochemical Biz Spin-Off

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2026/05/25

Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. said Monday that subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is considering spinning off its petrochemical business, possibly in fiscal 2027, for potential consolidation with industry peers.

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00:12

Ex-Execs of AI Developer Alt Found Guilty over...

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2026/05/25

Tokyo District Court on Monday found two former executives of Japanese artificial intelligence developer Alt Inc. guilty of window dressing in violation of the financial instruments and exchange law.

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00:16

Hands' Shibuya Store to Close in Nov.

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2026/05/25

Japanese miscellaneous goods retailer Hands Inc. said Monday that it will close down the Shibuya Store in Tokyo in November, ending the outlet's 48-year history as one of the landmarks in the Shibuya district, an entertainment and shopping mecca in the Japanese capital.

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PM Takaichi Vows to Submit Draft Extra Budget Next Week

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2026/05/25

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will submit a draft fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to cope with high inflation reflecting Middle East tensions to the Diet, or parliament, next week.

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00:12

Japanese Convenience Store Pioneer Toshifumi Suzuki...

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2026/05/25

Seven & i Holdings Co. Honorary Adviser Toshifumi Suzuki, who pioneered Japanese convenience stores known as "konbini," died of heart failure on May 18. He was 93.

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00:10

Imamura Becomes 1st Female JRA Jockey to Win G1 Race

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2026/05/25

Seina Imamura has become the first-ever female Japan Racing Association jockey to win a Grade 1 race of the prestigious national horse race organization.

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00:13

Hiroshima A-Bomb Museum to Go Reservation-Only Aug. 8-16

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2026/05/25

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which documents the world's first atomic bombing in August 1945, will go reservation-only during the "bon" holiday period from Aug. 8 to 16, it was learned Monday.

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Remains of 193 Japanese War Dead Added to National...

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2026/05/25

Japan's welfare ministry held a ceremony on Monday to add the remains of 193 Japanese war dead to a national cemetery for unidentified Japanese individuals who died abroad during World War II.

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00:17

Suspect Denies Hokkaido Girl Murder Charge in First...

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2026/05/25

A woman suspected of killing a then 17-year-old high school girl, who died in 2024 after falling from a suspension bridge in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, pleaded not guilty to murder in the first hearing of her lay judge trial at Asahikawa District Court on Monday.

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