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00:14

M6.3 Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Japan

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2026/05/15

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 struck northeastern Japan on Friday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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00:12

Voice Actor for Ran Mori in "Conan"...

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2026/05/15

Japanese voice actor Wakana Yamazaki, who voiced Ran Mori, a major character in the popular animated series "Detective Conan," died of illness on April 18. She was 61.

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00:09

Trump Briefs PM Takaichi on His China Visit

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2026/05/15

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Friday, following the president's visit to China.

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00:09

Japan Megabank Groups' Net Profits Top 5 T. Yen...

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2026/05/15

The aggregate net profit of Japan's three megabank groups exceeded 5 trillion yen for the first time in fiscal 2025, it was learned Friday.

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00:11

Toyota to Invest 320 B. Yen in U.S. for New Assembly...

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2026/05/15

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest 2 billion dollars, or about 320 billion yen, to build a new vehicle assembly line in Texas, it was learned Thursday.

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00:12

Japan PM Takaichi to Visit S. Korea for Summit from...

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2026/05/15

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea for two days from Tuesday to hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, the two countries' governments announced Friday.

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00:10

Japan Names 2026 FIFA World Cup Squad

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2026/05/15

The Japan Football Association on Friday announced the country's 26-member squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 11.

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00:13

Japan Opposition Submit Retrial Reform Counterproposal

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2026/05/15

Three Japanese opposition parties jointly submitted a proposal Friday to completely ban appeals by public prosecutors against court orders granting retrials, to the House of Representatives of the Diet, the country's parliament.

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00:13

10-Year JGB Yield Surges above 2.7 Pct amid Fiscal...

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2026/05/15

The benchmark yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds soared as high as 2.730pctin Tokyo interdealer trading on Friday amid concerns about the country's fiscal deterioration and inflation.

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00:12

Abductees' Families Meet U.N. High Commissioner...

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2026/05/15

The families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea decades ago met with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Tokyo on Friday, seeking further cooperation to bring back all abductees.

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00:10

Prominent Japanese Author Aiko Sato Dies at 102

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2026/05/15

Japanese prize-winning author Aiko Sato, also known as a renowned essayist, died of old age in Tokyo on April 29. She was 102.

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00:10

Japan Govt OKs Bill to Grant Royalties to Singers,...

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2026/05/15

The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to revise the copyright law to create new rights that grant background music royalties to singers and record businesses.

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00:15

Japan's LDP Seeks to Penalize National Flag...

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2026/05/15

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday presented a draft outline of a bill that calls for punishing not only public vandalism of the Japanese national flag but also the posting on social media of videos and images showing such acts.

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00:16

Japan Weighs Extra Budget for Energy Subsidies

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2026/05/15

The Japanese government is considering compiling a supplementary budget to cover additional costs, as it is mulling providing electricity and city gas subsidies in July-September and keeping gasoline subsidies in place, government and ruling party officials said Friday.

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00:10

Takaichi Govt OKs Retrial System Reform Bill

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2026/05/15

Japan's cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved a bill Friday to ban in principle public prosecutors' appeals against court orders granting retrials.

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00:10

16-Year-Old Boy Arrested over Robbery-Murder in...

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2026/05/15

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy on Thursday for allegedly murdering a woman after breaking into a house in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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00:13

Japan Producer Prices Up 4.9 Pct amid Middle East...

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2026/05/15

Japan's producer prices in April increased 4.9pctfrom a year earlier, the biggest rise since May 2023, amid the Middle East tensions, Bank of Japan data showed Friday.

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00:09

United Airlines to Open 2 New Routes to Japan

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2026/05/15

United Airlines said Thursday that it will open two new routes linking the U.S. cities of Chicago and San Francisco with Japan later this year.

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00:15

Japan to Oblige Social Media Operators to Combat Fake...

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2026/05/14

Nine Japanese political parties from the ruling and opposition camps agreed Thursday to oblige social media platform operators to take actions to lessen the negative impact of disinformation, misinformation and slander on their platforms in elections.

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00:14

Major Japanese Oil Wholesalers Enjoy Profit Growth...

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2026/05/14

Three major Japanese oil wholesalers have reported double-digit percentage increases in net profit for fiscal 2025, which ended in March, reflecting surging crude oil prices amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.

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