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00:13

LDP, Komeito Agree to Draft Extra Budget before...

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2025/05/13

Senior officials of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, agreed Tuesday on the need to draft a supplementary budget before a possible extraordinary session of the Diet this autumn.

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00:16

BOJ Policymakers Find Need to Pause: Meeting Summary

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2025/05/13

Bank of Japan policymakers, at the central bank's latest policy-setting meeting, found it necessary to delay further interest rate cuts for the time being amid concerns about a global economic slowdown, a summary of the April 30-May 1 meeting showed Tuesday.

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00:12

Nakai's Lawyer Refutes 3rd-Party Report Finding...

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2025/05/13

A lawyer for former popular television personality Masahiro Nakai has refuted a third-party committee's report that found Nakai committed sexual violence against a former Fuji TV announcer.

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00:08

Paraguay's President to Visit Japan from Mon.

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2025/05/13

The Japanese government has said that Paraguay's President Santiago Pena and his wife will visit Japan for five days from next Monday.

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00:15

Osaka Expo Still Struggling to Draw Visitors despite...

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2025/05/12

The 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, which began a month ago, is still struggling to draw visitors, although it has attracted two million visitors faster than the 2005 Expo in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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00:10

Nissan to Cut 20,000 Jobs Globally

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2025/05/12

Struggling Nissan Motor Co. is planning to cut about 20,000 jobs in and outside Japan, up from 9,000 as previously planned, it was learned Monday.

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00:13

Japan PM Ishiba Meets with Guinea-Bissau Pres.

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2025/05/12

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday, showing an eagerness to contribute to the stability of the increasingly turbulent West African region.

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00:14

Japan's Sharp to Sell Kameyama LCD Plant to Hon Hai

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2025/05/12

Japan's Sharp Corp. said Monday that it will sell its small and midsize liquid crystal display panel plant in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, to its Taiwanese parent, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.

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00:13

Japan to Issue Certificates Online to Nationals Abroad

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2025/05/12

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Monday that it will begin issuing residency certificates online to Japanese nationals living abroad through overseas diplomatic missions, except those in Iran and Russia, starting May 27.

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00:14

Japan's Deep Sea Probe Capable of 8,000-Meter...

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2025/05/12

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, unveiled on Monday a deep sea explorer capable of reaching a depth of 8,000 meters, deepest among the country's existing deep sea probes.

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00:09

Japan Proposing Shipbuilding Cooperation in U.S....

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2025/05/12

The Japanese government is proposing in tariff negotiations with the United States that the two countries cooperate in shipbuilding, sources said Monday.

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00:15

Japan's Princess Aiko to Visit Quake-Hit Noto...

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2025/05/12

Japanese Princess Aiko will visit Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, for two days from Sunday to see efforts to rebuild areas affected by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.

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00:09

Chilean Pres. Attends "National...

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2025/05/12

Chilean President Gabriel Boric attended Chile's "national day" event at the ongoing World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka on Monday.

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00:14

Shiga Chef Turns Stinky Sushi into Cheesecake

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2025/05/12

A restaurant chef in Shiga Prefecture has developed cheesecake using an ingredient of "funazushi," one of Japan's stinky original sushi called narezushi, in an effort to attract more people's attention to the western prefecture's local food.

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00:10

Chiba's Zozo Marine Stadium Expected to Be Moved

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2025/05/12

The Chiba city government is considering moving and reconstructing Zozo Marine Stadium, a city-owned ballpark in Chiba, east of Tokyo, sources said Monday.

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00:10

Japan Retail Rice Prices Fall for 1st time in 18 Weeks

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2025/05/12

The average price of rice at supermarkets across Japan fell for the first time in 18 weeks in the week ended May 4, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

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00:11

Stolen Buddha Statue Returned to Japanese Temple...

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2025/05/12

A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 and taken to South Korea was returned to a temple on Tsushima, an island in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki, on Monday.

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00:17

Transport Ministry Issues Warning to Japan Airport...

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2025/05/12

Japan's transport ministry on Monday issued a strict warning to Japan Airport Terminal Co. over its subsidiary's inappropriate transactions that benefited a consultant firm headed by the eldest son of Makoto Koga, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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00:15

Japan Looking Closely at Proposed Russia-Ukraine...

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2025/05/12

The Japanese government is carefully looking at movements related to the proposed direct peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.

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00:12

Japan FY 2024 Current Account Surplus Hits Record 30...

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2025/05/12

Japan's current account surplus hit a record high in fiscal 2024 as a weaker yen boosted dividend and interest flows from overseas, a Finance Ministry report showed Monday.

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