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00:11

Expressway Toll Collection System Glitch Continues

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2025/04/07

A glitch in the electronic toll collection system on some Japanese expressways continued into Monday, impacting 106 toll gates on 17 roads in eight prefectures.

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00:13

Japan Real Wages Down for 2nd Straight Month in Feb.

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2025/04/07

Real wages in Japan fell for the second straight month in February as wage growth failed to outpace price rises amid continued price hikes for everyday items such as rice and vegetables, government data showed Monday.

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00:12

Japan Lower House Members' Average Assets Hit...

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2025/04/07

The average amount of assets held by the 465 members of Japan's House of Representatives fell to a record low of 26.85 million yen, a Jiji Press tally showed Monday.

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00:12

G-7 Foreign Chiefs Voice Concern over Chinese Drills...

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2025/04/07

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major democracies released a statement Sunday expressing "deep concern" about China's large-scale military drills conducted around Taiwan over two days through Wednesday.

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00:07

Ride-Hailing Services Spreading in Japan

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2025/04/06

Ride-hailing services have been spreading across Japan as a means of transportation to make up for the shortage of taxis.

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00:12

Victims of WWII Mass Suicide Mourned in Okinawa

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2025/04/05

Some 100 people, including bereaved families, on Saturday mourned those who committed mass suicide at a cave in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, 80 years ago in the final stages of World War II.

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00:14

Ishiba Observes Osaka Expo Rehearsal

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2025/04/05

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka, on Saturday to observe a test-run rehearsal of the World Exposition in the western Japan city ahead of its grand opening on April 13.

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00:11

Japan's Prince Hisahito Starts College Life

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2025/04/05

Japanese Prince Hisahito on Saturday attended the entrance ceremony at the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, starting his college life.

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00:10

Ishiba to Discuss Tariffs with Trump Next Week

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2025/04/05

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he plans to speak to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone next week to discuss the president's reciprocal tariffs.

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00:11

Nintendo Delays U.S. Preorders for Switch 2

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2025/04/05

Nintendo Co. said Friday that it will delay U.S. preorders for its Switch 2 new video game console after U.S. President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs this week.

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00:16

80 Years On, WWII Ordnance Disposal Remains Challenge...

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2025/04/05

A large amount of unexploded ordnance remains in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, 80 years after the Battle of Okinawa, the largest ground battle in Japan during World War II in which more than 200,000 people, including civilians, died.

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00:12

Calls for Consumption Tax Cut Increasing in Japan

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2025/04/04

Calls are growing in Japan for a major economic stimulus package including a consumption tax cut to cushion the blow to the Japanese economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs.

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00:09

Japan Worried about Ties with S. Korea after...

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2025/04/04

Japan is worried that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's removal from power will undo the improvements in bilateral relations made under his administration.

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00:13

Nidec Launches Takeover Bid for Makino Milling

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2025/04/04

Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. launched a tender offer for machine manufacturer Makino Milling Machine Co. on Friday, despite repeated requests from the target company to postpone the bid.

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00:09

Univ. of Tokyo to Open 1st New Faculty in 7 Decades

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2025/04/04

The University of Tokyo announced Friday that it will open a five-year faculty called UTokyo College of Design in September 2027.

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00:12

Nissan to Call Off Plan to Cut Auto Production at...

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2025/04/04

Japan's Nissan Motor Co. will call off its plan to cut automobile production at a U.S. factory, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed additional tariffs on auto imports, officials said Friday.

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00:12

Moon Rock to Be Shown in U.S. Pavilion at Osaka Expo

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2025/04/04

A moon rock will be displayed in the United States' pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, starting April 13, the U.S. Department of State said Friday.

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00:15

Fukushima Town Resumes Cherry Blossom Festival

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2025/04/04

The northeastern Japan town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Friday held its cherry blossom festival for the first time since the March 2011 accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

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00:14

Active Cyber Defense Bill Clears Lower House Panel

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2025/04/04

Japan's House of Representatives Cabinet Committee on Friday approved by a majority vote a bill to introduce active cyber defense, or preemptive measures against possible cyberattacks on government institutions and critical infrastructure.

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00:14

Part of "Moritomo Documents"...

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2025/04/04

Japan's Ministry of Finance on Friday partially disclosed documents regarding the dubious sale of state-owned land to Moritomo Gakuen to the widow of a MOF official who killed himself in the high-profile document-tampering scandal.

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