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00:12

Japan Enacts Law to Boost Teacher Allowances

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2025/06/11

Japan's parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to raise in stages the so-called adjustment allowances for public school teachers to 10pctof base salaries from the current 4 pct.

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00:13

Japan Producer Prices Up 3.2 Pct in May

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2025/06/11

Japan's producer price index in May increased 3.2pctfrom a year earlier, up for the 51st consecutive month, driven by soaring rice prices, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.

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00:11

Applications Start for Additional Stockpiled Rice to...

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2025/06/11

Japan's agriculture ministry on Wednesday started accepting applications from retailers that hope to procure government-stockpiled rice to be additionally released under no-bid contracts.

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00:11

Honda Motor Eyes Investment in Chipmaker Rapidus

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2025/06/11

Japan's Honda Motor Co. is considering investing in Rapidus Corp., a Tokyo-based chipmaker working to realize domestic production of next-generation semiconductors.

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00:10

Japan, Guatemala Agree to Upgrade Bilateral Relations

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2025/06/11

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo have agreed to elevate bilateral relations to a strategic partnership.

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00:13

U.S. Intel Chief Speaks Out against Nuclear Weapons

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2025/06/11

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday called for the abolition of nuclear weapons, noting the devastation suffered by the atomic-bombed Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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00:13

INTERVIEW: Ex-Japan Envoy Calls for Avoiding...

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2025/06/10

Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki has highlighted the importance of maintaining the Group of Seven framework, in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's reluctance on global cooperation.

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00:12

3 Opposition Leaders to Meet with Ishiba on Thursday

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2025/06/10

Leaders of three Japanese opposition parties plan to meet with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday for talks on Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

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00:14

CDP Pledges to Cut Consumption Tax on Food Items

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2025/06/10

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday released its policy promises for this summer's House of Councillors election, vowing to cut the consumption tax rate on food items to zero from next April.

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00:13

Nearly 70 Pct in Japan Trust Mass Media: Survey

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2025/06/10

Nearly 70pctof people in Japan trust mass media, such as television, newspaper and radio, to reports news accurately, a survey by news distribution app operator SmartNews Inc. showed Tuesday.

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00:12

G-7 Leaders to Skip Joint Statement at Canada Summit

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2025/06/10

Leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies are not planning to issue a joint statement at their three-day summit set to start Sunday in Kananaskis, Canada, several Japanese government officials said Tuesday.

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00:09

JR East to Launch New Overnight Express Train in 2027

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2025/06/10

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday that it will start operating a new overnight express train in the spring of 2027.

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00:11

Ishiba, Luxon Vow to Deepen Japan-New Zealand Relations

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2025/06/10

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, agreed on Tuesday to deepen their countries' bilateral relations, including in the security field.

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00:08

Hino, Mitsubishi Fuso Sign Management Integration Deal

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2025/06/10

Hino Motors Ltd. and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. said Tuesday that they have signed an agreement on their management integration.

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00:13

Ruling Bloc Election Pledges to Feature Benefits Program

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2025/06/10

Japan's ruling parties Tuesday agreed on plans to feature a benefits program in policy pledges for this summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, as part of efforts to address inflation.

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00:17

Japan Aims to Reduce Expected Megaquake Death Toll by...

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2025/06/10

The Japanese government plans to set a target of reducing the expected death toll from a possible megaquake in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast by 80pctin the next 10 years from its recent estimate of up to 298,000 deaths, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:12

Ex-Manager of Nihon Univ. Weightlifting Club Arrested...

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2025/06/10

Tokyo police arrested a former manager of Nihon University's weightlifting club on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding the club's scholarship students of money, including in the name of tuition fees.

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00:09

Toyota Industries Seeks Understanding of Tender Offer

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2025/06/10

Toyota Industries Corp. on Tuesday asked for shareholders' understanding of plans to go private through a tender offer by the Toyota Motor Corp. group.

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00:09

Opposition CDP Submits Bill to Lower Minimum Age for...

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2025/06/10

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday submitted a bill to lower the minimum age for candidacy in elections.

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00:12

"Enjoyable Japan" to Be Realized...

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2025/06/10

Japan will make nationwide efforts to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, so that it will also realize Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's "enjoyable Japan" vision, the government said Tuesday.

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