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Sogo & Seibu to Close Shibuya Store in Sept.

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2026/03/25

Sogo & Seibu Co. will close its Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward at the end of September, company officials said Wednesday.

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00:12

Takaichi Avoids Discussing Possible SDF Hormuz Dispatch

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2026/03/25

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday avoided discussing the possibility of deploying the Self-Defense Forces to the Strait of Hormuz, which is effectively closed because of the war in Iran.

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00:12

Japan Expresses Regret over Chinese Embassy Break-in...

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2026/03/25

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara expressed regret Wednesday over the arrest of a Ground Self-Defense Force member who allegedly broke into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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00:11

BOJ Member Warned against Missing Rate Hike Chance:...

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2026/03/25

A Bank of Japan policymaker warned against missing an opportunity to raise interest rates at a monetary policy meeting in January, according to the minutes of the meeting released Wednesday.

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00:12

Tokyo Police Open Website about...

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2026/03/25

Tokyo police have opened a website about "tokuryu" anonymous and transient criminal groups, which are involved in "yami baito" illegal jobs and online and other scams classified as special fraud in Japan.

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00:14

Japan Govt Budget Passage by Fiscal Year-End Unlikely

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2026/03/25

There appears to be only a slim chance that the Japanese government's fiscal 2026 regular budget will be enacted before fiscal 2025 ends on Tuesday, despite Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's strong push to meet the deadline.

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00:12

Research Team Confirms Safety of Alzheimer's...

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2026/03/25

More than 90pctof patients receiving Lecanemab, an Alzheimer's drug, in hospitals across Japan have been able to continue treatment without strong side effects, a group of researchers in the country said.

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00:10

Japan GSDF Member Breaks into Premises of China...

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2026/03/24

Police on Tuesday arrested a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member for allegedly breaking into the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo the same day.

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00:10

Japan Govt Starts Discussions on Punishing Sex Buyers

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2026/03/24

Japan's Justice Ministry held the first meeting of its expert panel on prostitution control Tuesday, with participants discussing making it a crime to pay for sex.

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00:09

High School Textbooks to Take Up Various Aspects of...

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2026/03/24

Various aspects of generative artificial intelligence are set to be taken up in Japanese high school textbooks that will be used from fiscal 2027.

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00:13

Japan Bluebook Draft Calls for Middle East De-Escalation

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2026/03/24

The Japanese government stresses the need for an early de-escalation of the situation over military clashes between the U.S.-Israeli side and Iran in a draft of its planned Diplomatic Bluebook 2026 released Tuesday.

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00:15

TEPCO Completes Treated Water Releases for FY 2025

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2026/03/24

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it has completed the seventh and final round of treated water release into the sea for fiscal 2025 from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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00:17

Japan Average Wage Rises 3.1 Pct in 2025

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2026/03/24

The average monthly pay for full-time workers in Japan rose 3.1pctfrom the previous year to 340,600 yen in 2025, posting a record high for the fourth consecutive year amid continued wage hikes, government data showed Tuesday.

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Japan, Malaysia Leaders Affirm Cooperation over...

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2026/03/24

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, agreed Tuesday to cooperate to ease tensions in the Middle East.

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00:15

9-Year Term Upheld for Ex-MUFG Bank Worker for Safe...

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2026/03/24

Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling sentencing a 47-year-old former MUFG Bank employee to nine years in prison for allegedly stealing customers' assets worth 390 million yen from safe deposit boxes.

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00:11

Toyota's Tender Offer for Toyota Industries Ends...

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2026/03/24

Toyota Motor Corp. and others said Tuesday that their tender offer for Toyota Industries Corp., the original company of the Toyota group, has been completed successfully.

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00:06

Nippon Sheet Glass to Go Private for Turnaround

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2026/03/24

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said Tuesday that it will go private in an effort to rebuild its management.

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00:15

Japan Imperial Couple Cancel Tohoku Tour due to Cold...

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2026/03/24

A visit by Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, to Iwate and Miyagi prefectures has been postponed as the couple have persistent cold symptoms, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.

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00:12

Japan to Tighten Law to Prevent Mobile Phone Scams

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2026/03/24

The Japanese government adopted a bill to tighten the law against the fraudulent use of mobile phones at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, in response to a surge in investment fraud and romance scam cases.

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00:16

3 Japan Opposition Parties to Join National Council...

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2026/03/24

The Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, all opposition parties, agreed on Tuesday to join the National Council on Social Security, a suprapartisan forum to discuss consumption tax relief, starting on Wednesday.

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