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Ex-Japan Post Worker Nabbed over Alleged Bribery Case

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2026/05/20

Police arrested a 37-year-old former employee of Japan Post Co. on Wednesday over aggravated bribery in connection with a contract for collection services.

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00:15

Teenage Suspects in Tochigi Robbery-Murder Were under...

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2026/05/20

Teenage suspects in last week's high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, have told police investigators that they had been threatened with the killing of their families and friends if they did not take part in the crime, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:16

Japan Eyes Financial System Shutdown in Mythos Attack

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2026/05/20

A Japanese public-private working group is considering actively shutting down financial systems as an option to deal with possible cyberattacks that utilize Claude Mythos, an artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup Anthropic, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:11

Hitachi, Astemo Tie Up to Develop AI for Self-Driving...

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2026/05/20

Japanese machinery maker Hitachi Ltd. and auto parts maker Astemo Ltd. said Wednesday that they have teamed up to develop artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles.

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00:13

3rd Court Finds Japan Lower House Poll Constitutional

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2026/05/20

The Naha branch of Fukuoka High Court ruled Wednesday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.

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00:12

No Need for Large JGB Issuance to Fund Extra Budget:...

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2026/05/20

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday that the country would not need to issue a large amount of Japanese government bonds to finance an envisaged supplementary budget for fiscal 2026.

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00:15

Visitors to Japan Down 5.5 Pct in April

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2026/05/20

The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in April fell 5.5pctfrom a year before to 3,692,200, down for the first time in three months, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.

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00:11

Japan to Survey Bear Habitats in Tohoku, Niigata

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2026/05/20

Japan's Environment Ministry has said it will start surveys in late June on bear habitats and populations in the Tohoku northeastern region and some areas in nearby Niigata Prefecture.

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00:11

Kukai-Linked Sacred Hall on Miyajima Burns Down

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2026/05/20

A hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai on Miyajima Island burned to the ground on Wednesday, local police and firefighters in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, said the same day.

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00:08

Japanese Garden Designer Wins Silver-Gilt at British...

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2026/05/20

Japanese garden designer Kazuyuki Ishihara won a silver-gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show starting in London on Tuesday.

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00:13

Japan Calls for Punishment on Shanghai Attack

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2026/05/20

The Japanese government has called on China to strictly punish the suspect after two Japanese nationals were injured in an attack at a restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday.

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00:11

Unification Church Liquidator Begins Accepting Victim...

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2026/05/20

The liquidator of the Unification Church, a controversial religious group ordered to disband, on Wednesday began accepting claims from victims who were forced to make large donations to the group.

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00:14

Strong Quake Jolts Southwestern Japan Islands

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2026/05/20

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Wednesday, measuring upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, on an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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00:11

Japan's Katayama Warns of Risks over Oil...

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2026/05/20

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday warned of risks of Asian countries' heavy reliance on the Middle East for oil and other products amid the war in Iran.

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00:08

Mother, Daughter Found Dead in House in Hyogo, Both...

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2026/05/20

A mother and her daughter have been found dead and bleeding in their house in the city of Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.

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00:10

List of Hiroshima A-Bomb Victims Given Airing

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2026/05/20

A register of people who died from the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 was aired at a memorial park in the western Japan city on Wednesday for its upkeep.

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00:11

Japan Action on Currency Wins G7 Understanding: Katayama

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2026/05/20

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that her Group of Seven counterparts showed their understanding on Japan's recent yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention.

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00:09

Philippine Pres. Marcos to Give Diet Speech on May 28

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2026/05/20

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver a speech to the Diet, the Japanese parliament, on May 28, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:09

Japan's LDP Calls for Mandatory Acquisition of...

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2026/05/20

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has called on the government to consider making My Number personal identification card ownership mandatory.

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00:10

INTERVIEW: DBJ to Strengthen Investment Operations

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2026/05/19

The Development Bank of Japan will strengthen its investment operations as part of corporate culture reform, President and CEO Seiji Jige has indicated.

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