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00:12

Nippon Life Ordered to Submit Report on Info Leak

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2025/07/18

Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Friday that the major Japanese insurer has been ordered by the Financial Services Agency to submit a report on information leak by an employee who was on loan at MUFG Bank.

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00:14

G-20 Officials Affirm Importance of Multilateral...

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2025/07/18

Group of 20 finance chiefs ended their two-day meeting in a suburb of Durban, South Africa, Friday by adopting a joint statement affirming the importance of multilateral cooperation to address global economic challenges such as trade frictions.

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00:11

Kansai Electric Eyes Next-Generation Reactor at Plant...

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2025/07/18

Kansai Electric Power Co. is planning to build a next-generation nuclear reactor at its Mihama power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, it was learned Friday.

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00:15

Ishiba, Bessent Agree to Continue Tariff Talks

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2025/07/18

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed at a meeting in Tokyo on Friday that their countries will continue tariff negotiations, while the U.S. side is set to implement reciprocal tariffs on Aug. 1.

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00:15

Japan, U.S., S. Korea Reconfirm Cooperation over N....

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2025/07/18

Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea on Friday reconfirmed that the countries will work closely together to deal with North Korea's military cooperation with Russia and cyberattacks including cryptocurrency thefts by Pyongyang.

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00:10

Rapidus Successfully Makes Prototype of Cutting-Edge...

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2025/07/18

Japan's Rapidus Corp. said Friday that it has succeeded in producing a prototype of cutting-edge semiconductor chips with a circuit line width of 2 nanometers.

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00:17

KDDI to Expand Direct Satellite Link Service

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2025/07/18

Japan's KDDI Corp. said Friday it will allow customers as early as this summer to access the data link function of its service that connects smartphones directly to the Starlink satellite communication network operated by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX.

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00:08

Japan Planning to Join Asia Bid for 2046 World Cup

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2025/07/18

The Japan Football Association plans to join a bid to host the 2046 FIFA World Cup, it was learned on Friday.

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00:12

Mitsubishi Chemical to Invest in Australian...

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2025/07/18

Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. said Friday that it will invest in Australian bioventure company Licella Holdings Ltd. through a U.S. subsidiary to expand its oil conversion business.

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00:13

Mizuho Partners with SoftBank on AI to Boost Efficiency

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2025/07/18

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Friday that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SoftBank Corp. to introduce cutting-edge artificial intelligence to streamline operations and improve customer services.

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00:13

2025 POLLS: Political Leadership Sought to Fight Poverty

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2025/07/18

With rice shortages hitting vulnerable people especially hard in Japan, many are emphasizing the need for political leadership capable of taking effective measures against poverty, in Sunday's House of Councillors election.

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00:11

2025 POLLS: Foreigner Policies at Forefront of Campaigns

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2025/07/18

Japanese political parties are increasingly speaking about policies regarding foreign residents in their campaigns for Sunday's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament.

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00:10

Japan Raps South Korea over Exercises near Takeshima

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2025/07/18

The Japanese government on Friday condemned South Korea for conducting defense exercises near Takeshima, islets in the Sea of Japan claimed by Tokyo.

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00:12

Man Acquitted in Retrial over 1986 Murder in...

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2025/07/18

A Japanese high court branch Friday acquitted a 60-year-old man in a high-profile retrial over the 1986 murder of a 15-year-old junior high school girl in the central city of Fukui.

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00:09

Japanese Adventurer, Actor Masako Izumi Dies at 77

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2025/07/18

Masako Izumi, a Japanese adventurer and actor, died of cancer of unknown primary at her home in Tokyo on July 9. She was 77.

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00:15

Rainy Season Ends in Tokyo, Other Areas

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2025/07/18

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Friday that this year's rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin eastern to central region, which includes Tokyo, as well as in the Hokuriku central region and the southern part of the Tohoku northeastern region.

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00:10

6 Yrs On, Victims of Fatal KyoAni Arson Attack...

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2025/07/18

A ceremony was held in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Friday to mourn the victims of a deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co.'s No. 1 studio six years ago.

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00:10

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Leaves Hospital after...

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2025/07/18

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Friday after receiving an additional oral treatment for his heart.

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00:06

Subaru Unveils New EV in New York

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2025/07/18

Subaru of America Inc. unveiled a new compact electric SUV in New York on Thursday.

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00:15

G-20 Officials Voice Concerns over U.S. Tariffs

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2025/07/18

Top finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies voiced concerns about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on the global economy, at a meeting near Durban, South Africa, on Thursday, people familiar with the talks said.

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