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FOCUS: Japan, S. Korea Leaders Promote Ties thru...

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2026/05/19

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung have highlighted through their trips to each other's hometown improved bilateral ties amid the challenging security environment.

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00:14

Trump Buys Shares in U.S. Unit of Japan's Kura...

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2026/05/19

U.S. President Donald Trump has purchased shares in Kura Sushi USA Inc., a unit of Japanese conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi Inc., for 1 million to 5 million dollars, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:09

Bessent Says Excess Forex Volatility Undesirable

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2026/05/19

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post Tuesday that excess volatility in foreign exchange rates is "undesirable."

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00:12

2 Japanese Attacked with Knife at Shanghai Restaurant

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2026/05/19

A man with a fruit knife attacked three people around noon on Tuesday at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai World Financial Center, a Japanese-developed office building in the financial district of the Chinese city.

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00:14

G7 Worried over Middle East Crisis Impact on Growth,...

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2026/05/19

Finance ministers and top central bankers from the Group of Seven major industrialized nations expressed their concerns Tuesday that global economic uncertainty is increasing risks to growth and inflation amid the continuing turmoil in the Middle East.

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00:11

Takaichi Administration to Submit Extra Budget Bill...

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2026/05/19

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to submit a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget bill to the Diet in early June, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:15

Sumitomo Mitsui, Fujitsu, SoftBank Tie Up on Health...

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2026/05/19

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Fujitsu Ltd. and SoftBank Corp. said Tuesday they have agreed to collaborate to develop an app to support people's daily health management and treatment by utilizing data managed by medical institutions.

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00:18

Japan, S. Korea Leaders Agree on Energy Security...

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2026/05/19

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung confirmed Tuesday that the two nations will consider concrete measures for energy security cooperation, such as mutually supplying crude oil and bolstering oil reserves, in view of the prolonged turmoil in the Middle East.

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00:15

Japan's Motegi to Attend Quad Meeting in India

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2026/05/19

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit New Delhi from Sunday through May 27 to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Quad countries--Japan, the United States, Australia and India, the Japanese government said Tuesday.

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00:12

2 Courts Find Japan Feb. Lower House Poll Constitutional

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2026/05/19

Two high courts in Japan on Tuesday ruled that the February general election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.

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00:15

Japan Lawmakers Vow Thorough Debate on Retrial System...

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2026/05/19

A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers confirmed Tuesday that they will hold thorough discussions in the Diet on a bill to reform the country's retrial system, according to the group's head, Masahiko Shibayama of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Rengo Urges Japan Govt Not to Ease Discretionary Work...

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2026/05/19

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, the largest umbrella organization for labor unions in the country, urged the government on Monday not to loosen rules governing discretionary work arrangements.

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00:17

Teens 1st Met Ringleaders on Day of Tochigi...

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2026/05/19

Four 16-year-old boys arrested as suspected perpetrators of last week's high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, met the couple suspected of ordering them to commit the crime for the first time on the day of the incident, investigative sources said Tuesday.

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00:14

Hitachi, Anthropic to Cooperate on AI System Development

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2026/05/19

Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that it has begun collaborating with U.S. startup Anthropic to develop systems for infrastructure, including electricity transmission and railways, by using Anthropic artificial intelligence models.

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00:13

Japan Lower House OKs Bill to Create Disaster...

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2026/05/19

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a disaster management agency, which oversees the government's disaster prevention and response measures.

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00:10

Japan's Sai Wins Junior Grand Prix in Int'l...

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2026/05/19

Japanese ballet dancer Yusei Sai was selected on Monday as youth grand prix winner at this year's Youth America Grand Prix international ballet contest.

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00:11

Japan Cuts Snow Crab Fishing Quotas in Some Areas

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2026/05/19

Japan's Fisheries Agency said Monday that fishing quotas for snow crabs on the Sea of Japan side will be reduced for a one-year period starting in July to support a resource recovery.

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00:13

Japan Presses Britain to Commit 6 B. Pounds for...

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2026/05/19

The British government plans to commit around 6 billion pounds to the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet with Japan and Italy amid increasing pressure from Tokyo, the Financial Times reported Monday.

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00:13

Japan's Takaichi, S. Korea's Lee to Agree...

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2026/05/19

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are likely to agree on collaboration to secure stable supplies of energy and important goods during a summit in South Korea on Tuesday.

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00:16

G7 Expresses Concern over Rising Interest Rates

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2026/05/19

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven major nations Monday agreed to closely monitor rising long-term interest rates in Japan, the United States and Europe amid concerns about inflation fueled by soaring energy prices due to tensions in the Middle East.

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