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00:15

Japan Leading Economic Index Dives 4.2 Points in April

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2025/06/06

Japan's composite index of leading economic indicators for April tumbled 4.2 points from March, logging the largest decline since April 2020, when the country was plunging into the COVID-19 crisis, the Cabinet Office said Friday.

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00:12

Wage Hikes Cornerstone of Japan Economic Growth...

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2025/06/06

The government highlighted wage hikes as a cornerstone of Japan's economic growth strategy, in a draft of its planned basic policy on economy, public finances and reform presented Friday.

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00:07

Japan Govt OKs 2nd Basic Plan for Human Rights Awareness

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2025/06/06

The Japanese government Friday approved its second basic plan for raising public awareness about human rights.

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00:11

Japan to Review WWII after Summer Upper House Election

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2025/06/06

The Japanese government will review World War II at an expert panel after this summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, government sources said Friday.

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00:10

Japan Central Govt Work Seen as Less Challenging: Report

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2025/06/06

Central government jobs in Japan are seen as less challenging than work at trading houses or consultancies, the National Personnel Authority said in an annual report Friday.

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00:10

Hyogo Gov. Denies Allegation about Whistleblower Info...

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2025/06/06

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito on Friday denied an allegation that private information of a whistleblower in the western Japan prefecture was leaked at his instruction.

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00:12

Over Half of Local Assemblywomen Suffer Harassment:...

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2025/06/06

Over 50pctof female local assembly members in Japan have been troubled with harassment, more than double the proportion of such male members, according to a Cabinet Office report released Friday.

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00:12

Japan's My Number Card Functions to Be Available...

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2025/06/06

Japan will allow major functions of the My Number personal identification card to be available on iPhone smartphones from June 24, digital transformation minister Masaaki Taira said Friday.

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00:14

Japan Enacts Revised Law to Prevent Crypto Asset...

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2025/06/06

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a bill to revise the payment services law to allow the issuing of an order to prevent outflows of crypto assets held by investors in Japan when crypto exchanges based abroad go bust.

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00:12

Philippines Detains Leader of "JP...

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2025/06/06

The Philippines' Bureau of Immigration has detained Ryuji Yoshioka, 55, leader of the "JP Dragon" crime ring based in the Southeast Asian country, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:13

Japan Adopts 20-T.-Yen Anti-Disaster Program

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2025/06/06

The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gave the greenlight Friday to the government's new five-year anti-disaster program worth over 20 trillion yen, about 5 trillion yen larger than the current one.

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00:11

Philippine Expo Serves Up Friendship, Flavor in Tokyo

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2025/06/06

The Philippine Expo 2025, an annual event dedicated to fostering friendship and goodwill between Japan and the Philippines, kicked off on Friday at Ueno Park in Tokyo.

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00:14

Japan Household Spending Down 0.1 Pct in April

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2025/06/06

Japanese household spending dipped 0.1pctin April from a year before after adjustment for inflation mainly because of lower expenditures on clothing and household durable goods, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:07

Japanese Startup Fails in Moon Landing Again

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2025/06/06

Japanese startup ispace Inc. said Friday that a lunar probe developed by the company has failed in a moon landing again.

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00:12

U.S. Treasury Asks BOJ to Continue Monetary Squeeze

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2025/06/06

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday asked the Bank of Japan to continue its monetary tightening to correct the yen's depreciation against the dollar, which benefits Japan's exports to the United States.

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00:12

Akazawa, Lutnick Hold Talks on U.S. Tariffs

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2025/06/06

Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick held talks in Washington on Thursday over U.S. President Donald Trump's high tariffs.

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00:17

High Court Overturns Ruling against Ex-TEPCO Executives

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2025/06/06

Tokyo High Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to pay a total of 13,321 billion yen in damages over the March 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture.

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00:15

Japanese Princess Kako Visits Immigrants Monument in...

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2025/06/06

Japanese Princess Kako laid flowers at a monument for Japanese immigrants at Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo on Thursday, as part of a trip to Brazil to mark the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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00:08

Japan to Deny Entry of Foreigners with Unpaid Medical...

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2025/06/06

The Japanese government said Friday that it will deny entry of foreign tourists who have failed to pay medical expenses in the country in the past.

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00:06

Swarms of Pesky Midges Plague Osaka Expo Site

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2025/06/05

Midges have crashed the party at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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