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00:14

Japan to Fine 12,000 Yen for Using Mobile Phone while...

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2025/06/17

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Tuesday enacted a bill to introduce a "blue ticket" system to impose fines on bicycle riders aged 16 or older for minor traffic violations, effective April 1, 2026.

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00:10

Princess Kako Returns from Brazil Visit

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2025/06/17

Japan's Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, returned from her official visit to Brazil on Tuesday afternoon.

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00:13

Japan Post to Lose Truck Transport Biz Permit

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2025/06/17

Japan Post Co. said Tuesday that it will accept the revocation of its general motor truck transport business permit over improperly conducted mandatory roll calls for alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers nationwide.

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00:12

Japan FTC Gives 1st Warning over Freelance Law Breaches

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2025/06/17

Japan's Fair Trade Commission issued its first warning under the freelance law Tuesday to two major publishers, alleging that they failed to specify transaction conditions to writers and photographers.

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00:11

Japan Key Rice Price Hits Record High amid Thin Trade...

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2025/06/17

The average price to wholesalers of rice harvested in Japan in 2024 hit a new record high amid thin trading in May, an agriculture ministry report showed Tuesday.

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00:13

Tohoku Shinkansen Services Suspended for Tokyo-Sendai

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2025/06/17

All Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo Station and Sendai Station in northeastern Japan have been suspended Tuesday due to an inspection of a malfunctioning out-of-service train on the high-speed line.

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00:12

Opposition Parties Submit Motion to Dismiss Lower...

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2025/06/17

Opposition parties on Tuesday submitted a motion to dismiss the chairman of the House of Representatives' Financial Affairs Committee for refusing to hold deliberations on a bill to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate.

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00:12

Prominent Ex-Sumo Wrestler Masuiyama Dies at 76

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2025/06/17

Second-generation Masuiyama, former ozeki, the second-highest professional sumo rank in Japan, died of liver failure Sunday, his agency said Tuesday. He was 76.

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00:13

Japan to Require All Intermediaries to Report Rice...

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2025/06/17

Japan will require all 70,000 rice buyers and wholesalers to report their inventory levels to gain a clear picture of the rice distribution situation, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday.

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00:09

Japanese, Canadian Leaders Agree to Enhance Security...

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2025/06/17

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, agreed Monday to enhance bilateral security cooperation.

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00:09

Ohtani Returns to MLB Pitching for 1st Time in 2 Seasons

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2025/06/17

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani made his return to pitching in U.S. Major League Baseball on Monday, taking the mound for the first time in two seasons.

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00:11

Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Mizuhara Begins Prison...

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2025/06/17

Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, has begun to serve his prison sentence at a federal facility in Pennsylvania, it was learned Monday.

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00:14

Japanese, German Leaders Discuss U.S. Tariffs

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2025/06/17

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kananaskis, western Canada, Monday, discussing how to deal with the high tariff policy of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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00:15

Japan Opposition DPFP Pledges Tax Cuts to Boost...

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2025/06/17

The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People on Tuesday announced its campaign promises for this summer's election of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, with the focus primarily on boosting people's take-home pay through tax cuts.

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00:11

Japan SDF's Handling of Secrets Raises Serious...

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2025/06/17

The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a report that shows serious concern about a series of inappropriate handling of defense secrets by the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces.

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00:13

U.S. Urged to Withdraw High Tariffs at G-7 Summit

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2025/06/17

The United States on Monday faced calls for withdrawing at an early date the high tariff policy introduced by President Donald Trump, at a two-day Group of Seven summit that started the same day in Kananaskis, western Canada.

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00:10

Japan, U.S. Leaders Fail to Reach Tariff Agreement

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2025/06/17

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump did not reach a full agreement over high U.S. tariffs on Japanese imports on Monday.

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00:14

Japan Retail Rice Prices Fall for 3rd Week in Row

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2025/06/16

The average retail price of rice in Japan fell 48 yen from the previous week to 4,176 yen per 5 kilograms in the week through June 8, down for the third consecutive week, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

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00:11

Iwaya Urges Restraint in Phone Talks with Iranian...

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2025/06/16

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya had a phone meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Monday, and urged restraint over Iran's military conflict with Israel.

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00:15

New S. Korean Leader Hopes for Forward-Looking Ties...

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2025/06/16

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung sent a video message to a reception in Seoul on Monday marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between his country and Japan, saying that he wishes for stable and forward-looking development of bilateral ties.

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