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00:08

Japan Govt Adopts Bill to Boost Crackdown on...

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2025/03/07

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a bill aimed at regulating debt-collection activities by malicious host clubs.

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00:13

Japan Fully Confident of U.S. Protection: Govt Spokesman

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2025/03/07

The Japanese government has the utmost confidence in the United States fulfilling its obligation to defend Japan under the bilateral security treaty, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.

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00:09

Japan Govt OKs Science Council Reform Bill

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2025/03/07

The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to convert the Science Council of Japan from a special organization of the state into a special corporation.

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00:08

Trump Unhappy about Japan-U.S. Security Treaty

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2025/03/07

U.S. President Donald Trump voiced fresh dissatisfaction with the Japan-U.S. security treaty Thursday.

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00:09

IMF Advises BOJ to Raise Interest Rates Gradually

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2025/03/07

An International Monetary Fund official said Thursday that the Bank of Japan should raise interest rates gradually, based on incoming economic data.

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00:08

Japan Industry Minister to Visit U.S. from Sun.

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2025/03/06

The Diet on Thursday approved a plan submitted by the government for industry minister Yoji Muto to visit the United States from Sunday.

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00:16

Explosion Kills Worker at Toyota Affiliate's...

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2025/03/06

An explosion occurred at a plant of Chuo Spring Co., a Toyota Motor Corp. affiliate, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, at around 8 a.m. on Thursday, killing a 40-year-old male worker, according to local fire officials and other sources.

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00:17

JFA Chief Disappointed by 2031 FIFA Women's...

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2025/03/06

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto said Thursday that FIFA's decision to only accept applications to host the 2031 Women's World Cup from member countries in Africa, North America, Central America and the Caribbean was extremely disappointing.

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00:10

Kawasaki Man Arrested for Alleged Murder in 2003

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2025/03/06

Police arrested a man in his 40s in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Thursday for allegedly murdering another man in 2003.

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00:13

Retrial Ruling Set for July 18 over 1986 Murder in Fukui

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2025/03/06

The retrial of a 59-year-old man who served a seven-year prison sentence for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student in the central Japan city of Fukui began Thursday, with a ruling set for July 18.

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00:15

CDP May Field Renho in Upper House Election

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2025/03/06

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is considering fielding former House of Councillors lawmaker Renho, 57, for a proportional representation seat in this summer's election for the Upper House, CDP sources said Thursday.

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00:17

"Shunto" Pay Hike Demands Top 6 Pct...

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2025/03/06

The weighted average of wage hikes demanded by 2,939 member unions of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, in this year's "shunto" labor-management negotiations came to 6.09 pct, a Rengo survey showed Thursday.

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00:08

Japan Strives to Keep U.S. Engaged with Ukraine War:...

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2025/03/06

Japan will do its best to keep the United States engaged with the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday.

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00:15

14 Years On: Ex-TEPCO Plant Worker Protecting Pets...

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2025/03/06

Toru Akama has been protecting feral pets left behind following the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station as he feels a sense of responsibility as a former worker of the plant in northeastern Japan.

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00:12

Japan Actress Mana Ashida Named UNDP Goodwill Ambassador

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2025/03/06

The U.N. Development Program said Thursday it has picked Japanese actress Mana Ashida as domestic goodwill ambassador, a post newly set up by the organization to focus on efforts in the Asian nation.

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00:14

Seven & i Names Dacus as New CEO to Replace...

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2025/03/06

Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday it has named Stephen Hayes Dacus, 64, an outside director of the major Japanese retail group, as its new president and CEO to replace Ryuichi Isaka, 67.

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00:13

Tohoku Shinkansen Trains Decoupled during Service Again

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2025/03/06

A coupler connecting the Hayabusa No. 21 and Komachi No. 21 trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line in eastern and northeastern Japan came undone on Thursday, temporarily halting service.

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00:13

Acquittal of 2 Ex-TEPCO Execs to Be Finalized

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2025/03/06

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings that acquitted two former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over the 2011 nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

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00:12

Japan to Give Aid to Iwate Fire Victims with Damaged...

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2025/03/06

Japan will give reconstruction aid money to people whose homes have been heavily damaged by the wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday.

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00:08

Women in Japan Calling for Clothes with Pockets

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2025/03/06

A movement calling for women's clothing to include pockets is gaining traction in Japan, prompting a change in the apparel industry.

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