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00:15

PM Takaichi Asks BOJ Chief for Appropriate Monetary...

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2026/05/22

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday asked the Bank of Japan to carry out an appropriate monetary policy based on a government-BOJ joint statement on their coordination, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the same day.

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00:15

Osaka Gears Up for 3rd Referendum on Metropolis Plan

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2026/05/22

An Osaka city assembly committee on Friday approved a proposal to establish a statutory council to draft a system for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan, the signature policy of Osaka Ishin no Kai, a regional political party.

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00:15

Japan Urges Iran to Allow All Ships to Sail thru...

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2026/05/22

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, by telephone on Friday and urged Iran to allow all ships, including those related to Japan, to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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00:13

Albania Invites Japan's Takaichi for 2027 NATO...

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2026/05/22

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday invited Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit his country in 2027 in line with a NATO summit to be held in Tirana, the capital of the European country.

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00:13

Japan, Laos to Cooperate for Stronger Energy Supply...

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2026/05/22

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Laotian counterpart, Thongsavan Phomvihane, agreed Friday that their countries will promote cooperation to strengthen supply chains for energy and critical minerals.

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00:11

5th Ruling Finds Japan Lower House Poll Constitutional

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2026/05/22

Osaka High Court ruled Friday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.

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00:11

Govt Finds School Program Violates Law after Accident...

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2026/05/22

The Japanese government said Friday that a high school program violated the basic education law, following a fatal accident in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, in March.

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00:13

Ex-Suntory Chm. Niinami Escapes Indictment over...

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2026/05/22

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings Ltd., escaped indictment Friday over his alleged narcotics control law violation regarding supplements containing a cannabis ingredient.

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00:16

Prince Hisahito to Make Debut at Imperial Banquet

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2026/05/22

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will attend a banquet with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife at the Imperial Palace on Wednesday night, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.

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00:09

Zoo Worker Served with Fresh Arrest Warrant for...

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2026/05/22

Police on Friday served a fresh arrest warrant on a worker at a zoo in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on suspicion of murdering his wife.

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00:13

LDP OKs Outline of Bill to Punish National Flag...

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2026/05/22

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday broadly approved a draft outline of a bill to punish the public vandalism of the Japanese national flag and the posting of videos and images of such acts on social media.

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00:12

Criminal Complaint Filed against Capsized Boat's...

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2026/05/22

Japan's transport ministry filed a criminal complaint Friday against a deceased man for allegedly operating an unregistered boat that capsized off Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, in March.

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00:13

Japan Govt Considers Honoring Speed Skating Star Miho...

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2026/05/22

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has instructed government officials to consider offering speed skating star Miho Takagi the People's Honor Award, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday.

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00:18

Bus Operators Found Guilty Again over 2016 Crash in...

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2026/05/22

Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld a lower court's guilty sentences for a bus operator's president and former employee over a ski tour bus crash in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, in 2016 that killed 15 people, mainly university students, and injured 26 others.

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00:17

Japan Seen Obtaining Access to Mythos AI Model Soon

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2026/05/22

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that she was told by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at their meeting on May 12 of plans to grant the Japanese government and Japanese companies access to the Claude Mythos artificial intelligence model within two weeks.

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00:12

Japan to Honor Philippine Pres. Marcos, Wife during...

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2026/05/22

The Japanese government decided Friday to honor Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife, Louise Araneta-Marcos, during their four-day state visit to Japan beginning Tuesday.

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00:10

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2026/05/22

A register of people who died from the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 was aired out at a memorial park in the southwestern city on Friday for preservation.

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00:11

Yubari Melons Fetch Record 5.8 M. Yen at 1st Auction...

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2026/05/22

A box of two Yubari melons fetched a record 5.8 million yen at this season's first auction held in the city of Sapporo in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Friday.

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00:10

Japan Announces Measures against Illegal Foreign Labor

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2026/05/22

Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi on Friday announced a new policy package aimed at strengthening measures against foreign nationals staying and working in Japan illegally.

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00:11

Japan Real Wages Down 0.5 Pct in FY 2025

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2026/05/22

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell 0.5pctin fiscal 2025 from the previous year, down for the fourth straight year, the labor ministry said Friday.

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