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00:12

No Link Seen between Suspect, Victim in Tokyo Knife...

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2025/05/09

The suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at a subway station in Tokyo has told police that he chose his target because the person was just nearby, and that he does not know the victim, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:13

Princess Aiko Visits Foreign Pavilions at Osaka Expo

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2025/05/09

Japan's Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited foreign pavilions at the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western city of Osaka on Friday.

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00:13

LDP's Nishida Retracts Remark on WWII Exhibits

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2025/05/09

Shoji Nishida of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday retracted his recent remark criticizing exhibits about members of the "Himeyuri" nursing corps who died in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.

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00:08

Panasonic Holdings to Cut 10,000 Jobs Globally

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2025/05/09

Panasonic Holdings Corp. said Friday that it will cut 10,000 jobs globally to streamline unprofitable operations.

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00:16

Komeito Calls for Security Dialogue in Northeast Asia

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2025/05/09

Komeito, the junior member of Japan's ruling coalition, proposed the establishment of a framework for multilateral security dialogue in Northeast Asia, in its peace-building vision adopted Friday ahead of the 80th anniversary this August of the end of World War II.

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00:13

Japan Govt, LDP Likely to Skip Consumption Tax Cut

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2025/05/09

The Japanese government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are considering skipping a consumption tax cut as an economic measure to fight inflation and counter tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump, it was learned Friday.

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00:12

Spring Grand Cordon Ceremony Held at Imperial Palace

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2025/05/09

Japanese Emperor Naruhito handed medals to 19 people including five foreigners in the ceremony for conferment of Grand Cordon honors in spring at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday.

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00:08

Japan Govt to Relax Bidding Conditions for Stockpiled...

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2025/05/09

The Japanese government is considering revising bidding conditions for the purchase of government-stockpiled rice, it was learned on Friday.

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00:08

"NTT" to Become Official Corporate...

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2025/05/09

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Friday that it will change its official corporate name to NTT Inc. in July.

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00:12

Hibakusha Group Heads Urge New Pope to Promote Nuke...

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2025/05/09

Heads of hibakusha atomic bomb survivor groups in Hiroshima and Nagasaki voiced hope Friday that new Pope Leo XIV will promote nuclear abolition as his predecessor Francis did.

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00:08

Ex-TSE Employee, Father Ruled Guilty of Insider Trading

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2025/05/09

Tokyo District Court on Friday found a former Tokyo Stock Exchange employee and his father guilty of insider trading.

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00:12

Nissan Abandons Plan for EV Battery Plant in Japan

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2025/05/09

Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that it has decided to abandon its plan to build a battery plant for electric vehicles in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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00:10

Japan Hopes to Develop Ties with Vatican under New Pope

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2025/05/09

Japan hopes to develop its ties with the Vatican further under new Pope Leo XIV, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.

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00:13

Japan to Keep Asking U.S. to Scrap Additional Tariffs

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2025/05/09

Japan will keep asking the United States to scrap additional tariffs on vehicle and other imports launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa said Friday.

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00:14

Japan Household Spending Down 0.1 Pct in FY 2024

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2025/05/09

Japanese household spending in fiscal 2024, which ended in March, dropped 0.1pctfrom the previous year in price-adjusted real terms, down for the second straight year, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:18

Japan Airport Terminal's Top Execs Quit amid...

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2025/05/09

Japan Airport Terminal Co. President Nobuaki Yokota and Chairman Isao Takashiro resigned Friday amid a corruption scandal involving the operating company for Tokyo's Haneda Airport terminals and a son of Makoto Koga, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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00:10

Japanese Princess Kako to Visit Brazil from June 4

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2025/05/09

Japanese Princess Kako will make an official visit to Brazil for two weeks from June 4, according to a plan approved by the Japanese government at a cabinet meeting on Friday.

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00:13

U.S. Agriculture Chief to Visit Japan, 6 Other Nations

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2025/05/09

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit seven countries including Japan over the next five months to discuss ways to improve market access for U.S. farm products, the Department of Agriculture said Thursday.

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00:10

Japan Real Wage Index Down 2.1 Pct in March

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2025/05/09

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wage index in March fell 2.1pctfrom a year before, down for the third straight month, the labor ministry said Friday.

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00:17

3 Major Japan Shipping Firms Expect Sharp Profit Falls

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2025/05/09

Japan's three major shipping companies expect their consolidated net profits in fiscal 2025 to plunge around 50-70pctfrom the previous year, projecting a drop in transportation of automobiles and other goods due to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff measures.

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