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00:07

Japan Team Discovers Why Crows Are Black

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2026/05/14

A Japanese research group has said that it identified the scientific mechanism that explains why crows are black.

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00:13

Japan Top Court Seeks Judge Dismissal over Online...

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2026/05/14

Japan's Supreme Court has requested a related parliamentary commission to file a petition with the Judge Impeachment Court to seek the dismissal of a judge indicted for alleged habitual gambling through an online casino site.

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00:08

Forex Intervention Effects Not to Last Long: Ex-BOJ...

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2026/05/14

Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has indicated that the effects of foreign exchange market interventions will not last long.

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00:18

LDP May Study Security Spending Hike to 3-5 Pct of GDP

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2026/05/13

The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party is poised to study a further hike in the country's security-related spending by taking account of initiatives of other nations and regional alliances, including a plan by NATO to increase such outlays to 3-5pctof gross domestic product.

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00:10

Japan Ruling Parties OK Retrial System Reform Bill

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2026/05/13

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday approved a government-drafted bill to basically bar prosecutors from appealing court orders granting retrials.

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00:11

Nissan Projects 1st Annual Net Profit in 3 Years

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2026/05/13

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it expects to return to profitability in fiscal 2026 after two years of substantial losses, thanks to its cost-cutting efforts.

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00:15

SoftBank Group's FY 2025 Net Profit Hits Japan...

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2026/05/13

SoftBank Group Corp. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit of 5,002.2 billion yen for fiscal 2025, up about 4.3-fold from the previous year, marking a new record high for a Japanese company.

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00:14

Japan Megabanks Seek Access to Mythos AI Model

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2026/05/13

Japan's three megabanks are working to gain access to Claude Mythos, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup Anthropic, aiming to use it to enhance cybersecurity measures, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:10

Japan Govt Unable to Introduce Maiden Name Bill for Now

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2026/05/13

The Japanese government will refrain from proposing a bill to legalize the post-marriage use of maiden names during the ongoing parliamentary session, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:12

S. Korean Automaker Kia to Open 1st Store in Japan

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2026/05/13

South Korean automaker Kia Corp. on Wednesday unveiled its first Kia PBV store in Japan to the press, planning to open it Friday to sell its PV5 midsize electric van.

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00:08

Sakamoto Looks Back on "Springtime of...

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2026/05/13

Kaori Sakamoto contently recalled the days of being a top figure skater at her retirement press conference on Wednesday.

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00:13

Japan Defense Chief Urges Coordination with U.S. on...

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2026/05/13

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday emphasized the importance of close coordination with the United States over a multilateral effort to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

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00:13

More Bank Groups in Central Japan Agree on Biz...

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2026/05/13

Aichi Financial Group Inc. and San ju San Financial Group Inc., regional banking holding companies of central Japan, said Wednesday that they have reached a basic agreement on a business integration set for April next year.

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00:13

Japan's Current Account Surplus Hits Record High...

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2026/05/13

Japan's current account surplus hit a record high for the third consecutive year in fiscal 2025 partly because the trade balance swung back to the black, preliminary data from the Finance Ministry showed Wednesday.

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00:14

Japan OKs 1st iPS Regenerative Medicine for Insurance...

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2026/05/13

A Japanese health ministry council on Wednesday approved the public health insurance coverage for a regenerative medicine for Parkinson's disease produced from induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells, effective from May 20.

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00:09

OECD Calls for Japan's Careful Macroeconomic...

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2026/05/13

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development suggested in a report Wednesday that Japan's macroeconomic policies "be calibrated carefully."

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00:11

Japan Enacts Bill to Promote Relay Cargo Operations

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2026/05/13

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Wednesday to promote work-style reforms for truck drivers by encouraging the use of systems that allow multiple logistics firms to relay cargo.

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00:15

Modified iPS Cells Found Effective against Solid Cancers

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2026/05/13

Immune cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells that are genetically modified to produce two specific proteins simultaneously can improve the therapeutic effect against solid cancers, a Japanese group said Wednesday.

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00:11

Drunken Driver Gets 5 Yrs in S. Korea for Death of...

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2026/05/13

A South Korean court has sentenced a man to five years in prison for drunken driving that left a Japanese tourist in her 50s dead and her daughter in her 30s seriously injured in Seoul last year.

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00:13

Nidec Suspected of Product Quality Fraud

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2026/05/13

Major Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. said Wednesday that improper activities, such as changing "materials, processes and designs without customer approval," are suspected for some of the firm's products.

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