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00:11

Japan to Work Closely with Eswatini on Investment

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2025/06/05

Japan hopes to work more closely with Eswatini to encourage Japanese companies to make investment and start business in the African country, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday.

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00:12

Japan's Ishiba Seeks Probe on High Prices at 1st...

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2025/06/05

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for a probe to identify the reasons for soaring rice prices and examine government response at the first ministerial meeting on stable rice supply Thursday.

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00:16

Financial Deals via Hijacked Accounts Top 500 B. Yen...

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2025/06/05

Illegal online financial transactions performed through hijacked customer accounts at securities houses in Japan totaled 5,958 cases worth 524 billion yen from January through May, the Financial Services Agency said Thursday.

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00:16

Fuji TV to Sue Ex-Execs over Response to Nakai Scandal

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2025/06/05

Fuji Television Network Inc. said Thursday that it is preparing to file a lawsuit against former President Koichi Minato and former Executive Vice President Toru Ota over the broadcaster's response to an alleged sexual assault by former TV star Masahiro Nakai.

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00:12

Japan's Daihatsu Launches New Move for Turnaround

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2025/06/05

Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co. released on Thursday the fully revamped Move minivehicle, the company's first new model since July 2022, hoping to make a turnaround in the market.

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00:13

Japan Party Leaders Debate Scheduled for Wed.

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2025/06/05

A parliamentary debate between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and leaders of opposition parties will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday, it was decided Thursday.

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00:08

Japan Enacts Bill to Tackle Child Suicides

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2025/06/05

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted Thursday a bill aimed at strengthening measures to tackle child suicides at a societal level.

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00:11

Quad Foreign Ministers Expected to Meet This Month

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2025/06/05

The Quad nations--Japan, the United States, Australia and India--are planning to hold a meeting of their foreign ministers in Washington as early as late this month, it was learned Thursday.

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00:13

Japan Govt Loses Suit over...

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2025/06/05

A district court on Thursday partially nullified the Japanese government's decision not to disclose documents regarding the procurement of "Abenomasks," cloth masks distributed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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00:12

Yokota Urges Govt to Have Sense of Mission over...

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2025/06/05

Sakie Yokota, the mother of an abductee to North Korea, called on the Japanese government to tackle the abduction issue with a sense of mission, as Thursday marked five years since the death of her husband Shigeru.

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00:11

Toshiba to Strengthen Services for Data Centers

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2025/06/05

Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it will strengthen services for data centers that are attracting strong demand in response to the popularity of generative artificial intelligence.

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00:11

Japan's Akazawa Leaves for U.S. for 5th Round...

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2025/06/05

Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa left for Washington on Thursday for the fifth round of negotiations over U.S. President Donald Trump's high tariffs.

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00:10

Japanese Steel Industry Watching Impact of Higher...

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2025/06/05

The Japanese steel industry is closely watching the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50 pct.

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00:07

Nintendo Releases New Switch 2 Game Console

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2025/06/05

Nintendo Co. on Thursday released the Switch 2, its first new video game console in some eight years.

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00:14

Japan Post to Be Stripped of Truck Transport Biz Permit

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2025/06/05

Japan Post Co. is set to lose its general motor truck transport business permit over improperly conducted mandatory alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers, according to a transport ministry notice issued on Thursday.

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00:10

Lawson, FamilyMart Begin Selling Govt-Stockpiled Rice

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2025/06/05

Major Japanese convenience store chain operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. on Thursday began selling government-stockpiled rice released under no-bid contacts.

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00:14

Emperor's Family Visits Tsushima Maru Monument

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2025/06/05

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, on Thursday visited a monument in Okinawa Prefecture for the victims of the 1944 sinking of the Tsushima Maru evacuation ship.

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00:16

Stalking Cases in Japan Hit Record High in 2024

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2025/06/05

The number of stalking cases in Japan in which police took action rose by 260, or 24.1 pct, in 2024 from the previous year to a record high of 1,341, the National Police Agency said Thursday.

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00:11

Japan Real Wages Down for 4th Straight Month in April

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2025/06/04

Real wages in Japan fell for the fourth consecutive month in April as wage growth failed to outpace inflation amid soaring prices of food such as rice, government data showed Thursday.

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00:14

Tokyo Wary of Possible Softening of Seoul's...

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2025/06/04

The Japanese government is concerned that the South Korean government, under new President Lee Jae-myung, could take a more conciliatory stance toward North Korea, shaking cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the United States.

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