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00:14

Late Ohkawara Executive's Family Sues State for...

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2026/04/06

The bereaved family of a former adviser to Japanese machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., who died of cancer while facing wrongful charges of illegal exports, filed a damages lawsuit against the state Monday over his detention.

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00:10

Japan FY 2026 Budget Bill Set to Pass Diet Tues.

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2026/04/06

Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Monday to conclude House of Councillors deliberations on the government's fiscal 2026 budget on Tuesday.

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00:12

N-Box Ranks 1st in New Auto Sales for 5th Straight Year

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2026/04/06

Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle topped Japan's new automobile sales rankings for fiscal 2025, earning pole position for the fifth consecutive year, industry data showed Monday.

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00:12

Tokyo Olympic Karate Medal Returned to Ukrainian

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2026/04/05

Stanislav Horuna, a Ukrainian winner of a Tokyo Olympic medal in karate, on Sunday received back his medal, auctioned off in 2022 and now returned to him by the successful bidder.

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00:11

Japan Opposition DPFP Sees Need to Change Strategy

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2026/04/05

The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People said Sunday that it sees the need to change its strategy after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's huge election victory in February.

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00:12

Japan PM Takaichi Expected to Visit Australia, Vietnam

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2026/04/05

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to visit Australia during the Golden Week holiday period from late this month to meet with her counterpart, Anthony Albanese, sources said Sunday.

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00:13

Japan PM Takaichi Complains about Media Reports

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2026/04/05

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday denied a reported naphtha supply shortage and her reported refusal to attend parliamentary deliberations, complaining about media reports not based on facts.

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00:15

INTERVIEW: Japan Should Lead Efforts toward U.S.-Iran...

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2026/04/05

Japan should take a proactive role in realizing an early ceasefire over military conflicts between the U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran by boosting multilateral cooperation, Jitsuro Terashima, chairman of the Japan Research Institute, has said.

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00:11

Tokyo Elementary School Sisters Discover Rare Cicada...

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2026/04/04

Two elementary school sisters from Tokyo have discovered a rare cicada fossil dating back about 300,000 years by breaking open a rock sold as a souvenir by a museum.

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00:13

2nd Japan-Linked Ship Crosses Strait of Hormuz

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2026/04/04

A liquefied petroleum gas carrier affiliated with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has become the second Japan-linked vessel that crossed the Strait of Hormuz under a de facto blockade, it was learned Saturday.

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00:09

Members of Japan LDP Oppose Retrial System Reform Bill

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2026/04/04

Members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have voiced opposition to a bill to reform the retrial system that the government is considering submitting.

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00:11

Panel Blasts Univ. of Tokyo over Corruption Scandals

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2026/04/04

An investigative group of lawyers has blasted the University of Tokyo over recent corruption scandals, urging the prestigious national university to reform its governance system.

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00:12

Japan to Subsidize Costs of Seizure to Secure Child...

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2026/04/04

Japan's Children and Families Agency has established a system to subsidize costs required for procedures to seize salaries and assets to secure child support payments from former spouses.

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00:10

IMF Recommends BOJ to Continue Gradual Rate Hikes

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2026/04/04

The International Monetary Fund recommended on Friday that the Bank of Japan continue to gradually raise its policy rate toward a neutral level to bring down underlying inflation.

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00:12

Japan to Consider Energy-Saving Request Carefully

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2026/04/04

The Japanese government is planning to consider carefully whether it will ask companies and the general public to cut back on electricity and petroleum product consumption, several government sources said Friday.

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00:12

Japanese-Affiliated LNG Ship Sails thru Strait of Hormuz

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2026/04/03

A Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. vessel carrying liquefied natural gas has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently under a de facto blockade by Iran, it was learned Friday.

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00:12

Air Water Overstates Operating Profit by 21.2 B. Yen...

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2026/04/03

Major Japanese industrial gases supplier Air Water Inc. said Friday that it had overstated its operating profit by a total of 21.2 billion yen over six years from fiscal 2019.

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00:10

Expert Panel OKs Draft Revision of Corporate...

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2026/04/03

An expert panel on Friday broadly approved a draft revision of Japan's corporate governance code presented by the Financial Services Agency and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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00:15

Japan to Step Up Calls on Myanmar to Improve...

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2026/04/03

The Japanese government will strengthen its calls for Myanmar to improve the Southeast country's internal situation following the election of former military chief Min Aung Hlaing as president, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday.

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00:16

Japan Rice Prices Down for 7th Straight Week at 3,935...

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2026/04/03

Prices of rice sold from March 23 through Sunday in Japan averaged 3,935 yen per 5 kilograms, down 43 yen from the previous week, marking a seventh straight weekly decline, the agriculture ministry said Friday.

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