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00:17

Japan, Poland Foreign Chiefs Ink Action Plan on...

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2025/02/28

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski, on Friday signed a five-year action plan for strengthening bilateral cooperation to support Ukraine, including its postwar reconstruction, in the face of continuing Russian aggression.

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00:10

Japan to Reconsider Medical Expense Cap Hike Plan:...

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2025/02/28

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his government will reconsider its plan to raise the ceiling on out-of-pocket expenses for high-cost medical care.

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00:13

Hotel Stays in Japan Hit Record High on Inbound Tourism

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2025/02/28

The number of people who stayed at hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan in 2024 hit a record high for the second consecutive year, thanks to growth in inbound tourism, government data showed Friday.

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00:11

Northeast Japan Fire Spreads to 1,200 Hectares

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2025/02/28

A forest fire that broke out Wednesday in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has spread across about 1,200 hectares, the city government said Friday.

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00:12

LDP Not to Reopen Slush Funds Scandal Probe: Ishiba

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2025/02/28

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party has no plan to reopen an investigation into a slush funds scandal involving a now-defunct LDP faction.

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00:14

Japan to Digitize Arrest, Search Warrants

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2025/02/28

The Japanese government in a cabinet meeting Friday adopted draft legal measures aimed at digitizing criminal investigation and trial procedures including those for the issuance and execution of arrest and search warrants to speed up the procedures.

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00:13

Tokyo Retail Rice Price Hits Record High in Feb.

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2025/02/28

The retail price of rice hit a record high in central Tokyo for the eighth straight month in February, reaching 4,363 yen for 5 kilograms, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:10

2 Taiwanese Men Arrested in Japan for Robbery

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2025/02/28

Japanese police on Thursday arrested two Taiwanese men over an alleged assault and robbery in Tokyo in last November, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:12

Wiretaps by Japan Police Hit Record in 2024

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2025/02/28

Japanese police wiretapped phone calls a record 21,565 times during criminal investigations in 2024, the government said in a report to parliament on Friday.

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00:14

15th "Constitutional" Ruling Made...

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2025/02/28

Sendai High Court ruled Friday that the October 2024 House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities, marking the 15th such ruling in a series of similar lawsuits filed across Japan.

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00:17

Japan Govt to Spend Extra 106.8 B. Yen on Noto Aid

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2025/02/28

The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting Friday to spend an additional 106,843.95 million yen from its fiscal 2024 reserve funds on disaster relief for areas hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.

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00:12

Japan Ruling Bloc Submits Modified Budget Bill to Diet

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2025/02/28

Japan's ruling coalition submitted a modified fiscal 2025 government budget bill to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Friday.

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00:15

Japan Bill Allows Govt to Publicize Malicious Firms...

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2025/02/28

The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted a bill allowing it to investigate businesses, give them guidance and disclose, as needed, their names in cases of human rights abuses and other malicious activities related to the use of artificial intelligence.

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00:14

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 2.2 Pct in Feb.

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2025/02/28

The core consumer price index for Tokyo's densely populated 23 special wards in February rose 2.2pctfrom a year earlier, posting slower growth for the first time in four months, government data showed Friday.

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00:15

Japan Industrial Output Falls 1.1 Pct in Jan.

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2025/02/28

Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production in January dropped 1.1pctfrom the previous month, hurt by a decline in production machinery exports amid China's economic stagnation, industry ministry data showed Friday.

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00:13

Prices of 2,343 Food Items to Be Raised in Japan in...

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2025/02/28

The number of food items whose prices are expected to be raised in March totals 2,343 in Japan, roughly tripling from a year before, a survey by Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.

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00:10

G-20 Finance Chiefs Fail to Adopt Joint Statement

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2025/02/28

Top finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies failed to adopt a joint statement at their two-day meeting in Cape Town that ended Thursday, revealing a lack of unity.

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00:15

Japan Ruling Bloc to Cut Govt Budget Spending by 340...

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2025/02/27

Japan's ruling coalition plans to reduce general-account spending in the government's fiscal 2025 budget bill by some 340 billion yen to 115.2 trillion yen, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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00:13

14 People in 7 Teams Admit to Using Online Casinos: NPB

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2025/02/27

Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, said Thursday that 14 people from seven teams, including players and team officials, have voluntarily admitted to using online casinos in the past.

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00:09

Uber Japan, Japan Post to Offer Parcel Delivery Service

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2025/02/27

Uber Japan and Japan Post Co. said Thursday that they will jointly provide parcel delivery services using ride-hailing drivers on a trial basis.

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