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Hyogo Assembly Adopts Report over Whistleblower...

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2025/03/05

The Hyogo prefectural assembly on Wednesday adopted a report by its special investigative committee that found the western Japan prefecture's efforts to identify a whistleblower against Governor Motohiko Saito to be highly likely illegal.

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00:15

Sumitomo Mitsui to Quit Int'l Group Committed to...

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2025/03/05

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will withdraw from an international framework of banks committed to decorbonizing their operations, in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-fossil fuel policy, according to informed sources.

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00:10

50 Years On: Female MSDF Vice Adm. Who Broke thru...

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2025/03/05

In December 2023, Natsue Kondo became the first woman promoted to top leadership at any of the three branches of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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00:10

Japan Lawmaker Addresses Nuke Ban Treaty Meeting for...

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2025/03/05

A Japanese lawmaker spoke at a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons for the first time as he attended the third conference in New York on Tuesday.

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00:13

JR East to Develop E10 Series Shinkansen Train

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2025/03/05

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has said that it will start developing a new bullet train series, E10, for the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, which links Tokyo and the Tohoku northeastern region.

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00:10

Pentagon Policy Nominee Urges Japan to Hike Defense...

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2025/03/05

A U.S. Department of Defense policy nominee Tuesday urged Japan to raise its defense spending to over 3pctof its gross domestic product.

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00:12

Iwate Wildfire Enters 2nd Week

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2025/03/04

The ongoing wildfire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, which is the largest in Japan since the start of the Heisei era in 1989, entered its second week on Wednesday.

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00:13

Japan Industry Minister to Visit U.S. over Tariffs

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2025/03/04

Japanese industry minister Yoji Muto will visit the United States next week amid growing concerns among Japanese companies over U.S. tariffs under the administration of President Donald Trump, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:07

Marketplace App Operator Mercari Enters Smartphone Biz

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2025/03/04

Marketplace app operator Mercari Inc. said Tuesday that it has launched a low-cost smartphone service.

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00:10

DPFP Targets 16 Seats in Upper House Election

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2025/03/04

The Democratic Party for the People aims to win at least 16 seats in this summer's House of Councillors election, its leader, Yuichiro Tamaki, said Tuesday.

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00:12

Japanese Princess Kako to Visit Brazil in June

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2025/03/04

Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will make an official visit to Brazil in early June, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.

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00:10

Japan Emperor, Empress Host Italian President

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2025/03/04

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met Tuesday with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his first daughter at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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00:13

Japan Needs Better Environment for Female SDF Members

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2025/03/04

Japan's Self-Defense Forces still faces challenges in providing a better working environment for female members, although the number of women working for the SDF grew steadily in some 70 years since its launch in 1954.

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00:14

Panel Finds Hyogo Pref.'s Identification of...

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2025/03/04

The Hyogo prefectural assembly's special committee on harassment allegations against Governor Motohiko Saito said in a report released Tuesday that the prefectural government's actions that led to the identification of a whistleblower were possibly illegal.

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00:13

Japan Adopts Bill to Punish Revenge against...

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2025/03/04

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a bill to revise the whistleblower protection law to impose criminal penalties for acts of revenge taken against whistleblowers in government offices and companies.

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00:12

Top Court Finalizes Fine on Unification Church Leader...

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2025/03/04

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings ordering the Unification Church's head in Japan to pay a fine of 100,000 yen for refusing to answer some questions posed by the culture ministry.

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00:10

Japanese Writer Ayako Sono Dies at 93

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2025/03/04

Renowned Japanese writer Ayako Sono, known for many best-selling novels and essays, died of natural causes at a Tokyo hospital Friday. She was 93.

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00:10

Japan to Again Propose "Shodo"...

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2025/03/04

A panel of experts under Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency on Tuesday reselected "shodo" calligraphy as a candidate for UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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00:16

Japan Lower House Passes Modified FY 2025 Budget Bill

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2025/03/04

Japan's House of Representatives passed a modified fiscal 2025 budget bill at a plenary meeting on Tuesday, with support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition, which submitted the modified bill, and Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除.

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00:13

Japan Govt to Release Controversial Moritomo Documents

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2025/03/04

The Japanese government will start disclosing documents related to a controversial state land sale to school operator Moritomo Gakuen in a month's time at the earliest, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Tuesday.

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