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00:14

Responding to Mythos "Race Against...

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2026/05/14

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the government is rushing to take measures against the cybersecurity threats posed by the Claude Mythos artificial intelligence model, describing such efforts as a "race against time."

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00:13

Major Japanese Chemical Makers Project Higher Profits...

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2026/05/14

Four major Japanese chemical makers have projected profit increases for fiscal 2026, thanks to structural reforms for petrochemical operations and revenue diversification into semiconductor materials.

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00:09

Sharp to Launch AI-Equipped TVs That Interact with Users

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2026/05/14

Sharp Corp. said Thursday that it will launch 15 television models equipped with generative artificial intelligence in stages from May 23.

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00:10

Japan Minister Kikawada Visiting China from Thurs.

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2026/05/14

Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for gender equality policy, will visit Shanghai for two days from Thursday, the Japanese government said the same day.

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00:12

PM Takaichi Meets Co-Founder of U.S. Venture Capital...

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2026/05/14

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a major U.S. venture capital firm, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Thursday.

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00:10

PM Takaichi Plans to Visit Britain, Italy before G7...

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2026/05/14

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to visit Britain and Italy ahead of a Group of Seven summit in France in June, government sources said Thursday.

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00:11

Japan Lower House Panel Discusses Emergency Clause...

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2026/05/14

A Japanese parliamentary panel on Thursday discussed a draft outline of an emergency clause that may be included in the Constitution as part of a planned amendment to the country's fundamental law.

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00:13

Japan's Takaichi to Meet with S. Korean...

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2026/05/14

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea for two days from Tuesday to hold a summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung for better bilateral ties, the Japanese government said Thursday.

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00:16

Japan Economy Projected to Have Grown 1.8 Pct in 1st...

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2026/05/14

Japan's economy is projected to have grown at an annualized pace of 1.8pctin the first three months of the year in inflation-adjusted real terms to mark the second consecutive quarter of expansion, according to average estimates by 10 private think tanks.

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00:11

BOJ Policymaker Backs Early Rate Hike Unless Economy...

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2026/05/14

Bank of Japan policymaker Kazuyuki Masu said Thursday that the central bank should raise its policy interest rate as soon as possible unless the economy shows signs of slowing down.

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00:15

NPT Draft Reflects Japan Proposal for Nuclear Education

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2026/05/14

The ongoing Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT, is expected to adopt an outcome document that addresses nuclear disarmament education, as proposed by Japan, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:12

Victims Mourned 35 Years after Shiga Train Collision

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2026/05/14

A memorial ceremony was held on Thursday for the 42 people who died in a train collision in Shigaraki, currently part of Koka, in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, 35 years ago.

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00:15

Honda Logs 423.9-B.-Yen Net Loss for FY 2025

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2026/05/14

Japan's Honda Motor Co. on Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of 423.9 billion yen in fiscal 2025, which ended in March this year, amid sluggish demand for electric vehicles in North America.

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00:12

2 Vietnamese Arrested for Entering Setagaya Family...

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2026/05/14

Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burglarize a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, the site of a high-profile family murder case in 2000.

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00:12

Japan Mulls Electricity, City Gas Subsidies in Summer

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2026/05/14

The Japanese government is considering providing electricity and city gas subsidies from July to September, when energy demand for cooling is expected to grow, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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00:17

LY Eyes Counterbid for Tabelog Operator

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2026/05/14

Japan's LY Corp. said Thursday it and U.S. investment fund Bain Capital have jointly proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., in a move to counter Swedish investment fund EQT AB's tender offer for the operator of the Tabelog user-generated restaurant review website.

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00:14

Japan Ruling LDP Formally OKs Retrial System Reform Bill

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2026/05/14

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party officially approved on Thursday a draft criminal procedure law amendment stipulating a basic ban on public prosecutors' appeals against court orders granting retrials in the main text of the law.

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00:10

Another Japan-Linked Oil Tanker Passes through Strait...

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2026/05/14

An oil tanker owned by a group company of Japanese oil distributor Eneos Corp. has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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00:15

Japan Issues 2,147 "Blue Tickets"...

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2026/05/14

Japanese police issued 2,147 "blue tickets" to fine cyclists for minor traffic violations in the first month since the blue ticket system was introduced April 1, National Police Agency preliminary data showed Thursday.

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00:17

Japan Team Finds Substance to Help Keep Post-Stroke...

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2026/05/14

A team including Takashi Shichita, a professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo's Medical Research Laboratory, has developed a drug candidate to suppress a type of protein that causes the rehabilitation-induced partial recovery of motor functions lost from a stroke to end after only about two months.

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