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00:12

Japan's Suntory to Resume Fuji TV Commercials in...

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2025/06/27

Japanese beverage company Suntory Holdings Ltd. will resume running commercials through Fuji Television Network Inc. in July after pulling them from the broadcaster in January, it was learned Friday.

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00:12

Japan Aims to Complete Yonaguni Evacuation Shelter in...

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2025/06/27

The Japanese government said Friday that the construction of an evacuation shelter on the westernmost island of Yonaguni will start next fiscal year, with the completion expected for around spring 2028.

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00:12

8 Japan Automakers' Global Sales Up 0.5 Pct in May

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2025/06/27

Combined global vehicle sales by eight major Japanese automakers in May rose 0.5pctfrom a year before to 2.02 million units, data from the companies showed Friday.

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00:13

Japan Holds 1st Auction for Imported Tariff-Free Rice

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2025/06/27

Japan's agriculture ministry on Friday held the first round of annual auctions earlier than usual for rice imported tariff-free under a minimum market access agreement, as part of efforts to stabilize rice prices.

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00:16

16-18 Pct Chance of Mega Quake Predicted off Central...

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2025/06/27

Marine active faults off Japan's Kinki western region and Hokuriku central region are projected to trigger an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or larger at a probability of 16pctto 18pctwithin the next 30 years, a government panel said Friday.

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00:11

Japan to Provide Defense Aid to 8 Countries in FY 2025

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2025/06/27

The Japanese government plans to provide eight countries with free defense equipment in fiscal 2025 under its official security assistance program, Foreign Ministry sources said Friday.

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00:12

Japan Household Electricity Bills for July to Fall

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2025/06/27

Japan's 10 major electricity suppliers said Friday that power bills for standard households for July will fall by between 520 yen and 691 yen from the previous month.

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00:10

Woman Convicted of Hammer Attack at Hosei Univ.

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2025/06/27

Tokyo Disctrict Court sentenced Friday a South Korean woman to three years in prison with a four-year suspension for attacking Hosei University students with a hammer.

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00:14

Fans Bid Farewell to 4 Pandas Right ahead of Return...

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2025/06/27

Fans bid farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in the Adventure World amusement park in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Friday, the final viewing day for the animals ahead of their "return" to China.

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00:18

3 Japanese Found Guilty over PFAS Pollution in Italy

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2025/06/27

An Italian court on Thursday found three Japanese nationals, including a former executive of a former subsidiary of Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp., guilty over polluting water in the northern Italian region of Veneto with PFAS, which are potentially carcinogenic chemicals.

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00:13

Japan Parties Seek Measures against Election...

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2025/06/27

Japanese ruling and opposition parties on Friday asked digital platformers to take measures against disinformation, misinformation and defamation on social media ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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00:15

Japan End-March Household Financial Assets at 2,195...

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2025/06/27

Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the March 31 end of fiscal 2024 increased 0.3pctfrom a year before to 2,195 trillion yen, Bank of Japan data showed Friday.

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00:14

Japan Posts Record-Low Food Loss in FY 2023

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2025/06/27

The estimated amount of food either lost or wasted in Japan in fiscal 2023 fell 1.7pctfrom the previous year to a record low of 4.64 million tons, government data showed Friday.

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00:14

Japan Top Court Finds Welfare Benefit Cuts Unlawful

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2025/06/27

Japan's Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government's cuts to welfare benefits in 2013-2015 were unlawful, marking a significant victory for welfare recipients about a decade after lawsuits were filed over the matter.

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00:13

Japan Executes Man for 2017 Serial Murders in Zama

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2025/06/27

Japan on Friday executed a 34-year-old man convicted for murdering nine people in his apartment in the city of Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, in 2017, the Justice Ministry said.

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00:14

Trump Tariffs Add to Global Uncertainties: Japan...

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2025/06/27

U.S. President Donald Trump's high tariff policy and resulting developments worldwide have shaken the international economic order and added to uncertainties in the global economy, the Japanese government said in its annual trade report Friday.

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00:10

SoftBank to Launch HAPS-Based Telecom Services in Japan

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2025/06/27

SoftBank Corp. has announced a plan to launch high-altitude platform station-based pre-commercial telecommunications services in Japan in 2026.

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00:17

Tokyo's Inflation Slows to 3.1 Pct in June

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2025/06/27

Core inflation in central Tokyo cooled to 3.1pctin June from 3.6pctin May, the first slowdown in four months, as price pressures on energy eased thanks to lower commodity costs, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:10

Ohtani Earns Most All-Star Votes in National League

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2025/06/27

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani earned most votes in the National League in Phase 1 of All-Star voting, Major League Baseball said Thursday.

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00:13

Japan's Job Availability Ratio Dips to 1.24

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2025/06/27

Japan's seasonally adjusted job availability ratio dipped 0.02 point to 1.24 in May from the previous month, the first decline in three months, the labor ministry said Friday.

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