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Japan Told to Pay 2.2 B. Yen over U.S. Base Noise in...

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2025/02/21

Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch Friday ordered the Japanese central government to pay 2.2 billion yen in damages for noise pollution from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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00:09

Japan Govt Compiles 1st Strategic Plan on Midsize Biz

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2025/02/21

The Japanese government Friday drew up its first strategic plan focusing on midsize businesses, pledging over 1 trillion yen in aid measures.

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00:14

Japanese #MeToo Icon Ito Apologizes over Her...

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2025/02/21

Japanese journalist and #MeToo icon Shiori Ito has apologized for improperly using video footage in her Oscar-nominated documentary film "Black Box Diaries," which is based on her own sexual abuse experience.

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00:14

Kagoshima Court Rejects Injunction against Sendai...

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2025/02/21

Kagoshima District Court in southwestern Japan on Friday rejected a request for an injunction against the operation of the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture.

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00:10

16.5 Pct in Japan Want Death Penalty Abolished: Survey

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2025/02/21

The share of people in Japan who believe that the death penalty system should be abolished stood at 16.5 pct, a Cabinet Office survey showed Friday.

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00:12

10th, 11th "Constitutional" Rulings...

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2025/02/21

Fukuoka High Court's Miyazaki branch and Hiroshima High Court both ruled Friday that the House of Representatives election last October was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparity.

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00:14

Special Website Created 30 Yrs after Tokyo Subway...

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2025/02/21

Japan's Public Security Intelligence Agency launched a special website Friday to prevent public memory of the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult from fading.

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00:12

Japan's Prince Hisahito to Hold 1st Press...

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2025/02/21

Japanese Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will hold his first press conference March 3, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.

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00:14

War Book for Students Gaining Attention in Japan

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2025/02/21

With Monday marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a book for junior high school students is gaining attention in Japan for explaining why wars occur in an easy-to-understand way with manga and other illustrations.

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00:10

Japan to OK Shooting of Urban Bears

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2025/02/21

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday an amendment bill to permit local municipalities to give the go-ahead for shooting wild bears in urban areas.

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00:12

Japan to Maintain Sanctions on Russia over Ukraine War

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2025/02/21

Japan will continue its sanctions on Russia over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, including through the framework of the Group of Seven major nations, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.

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00:12

Japanese Panel Seeks to Tighten Screening of New...

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2025/02/21

An advisory panel to the Japanese education minister Friday proposed tightening screening procedures for establishing universities as the number of students is expected to drop sharply because of an aging society.

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00:10

Japanese Luxury Cruise Ship Asuka III to Enter into...

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2025/02/21

A new Japanese luxury cruise ship, the Asuka III, will enter into service on July 20, its operator, NYK Cruises Co., said Thursday.

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00:11

School near Kyiv Seeks Peace thru Language Education

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2025/02/21

A school near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv is enthusiastic about teaching Japanese and other foreign languages, believing that war will not happen if friendship is deepened through international exchanges.

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00:10

Japan to Promote Digital Transformation for Water...

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2025/02/20

A Japanese government panel agreed Thursday to promote digital transformation to tackle the aging of public infrastructure, including water supply and sewage systems.

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00:12

2 Ishin Politicians Quit Hyogo Special Panel Probing...

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2025/02/20

Two Hyogo prefectural assembly members of Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 resigned Thursday from a special committee investigating alleged harassment by Motohiko Saito, governor of the western prefecture.

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00:13

Ishiba, IAEA Chief Agree to Strengthen Cooperation

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2025/02/20

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, met in Tokyo on Thursday and agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two sides.

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Trump Vowed to Raise Abduction Issue with N. Korea:...

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2025/02/20

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to raise the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals if he meets with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday.

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00:14

Japan Domestic Paper Shipments Hit 39-Year Low in 2024

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2025/02/20

Domestic shipments of paper and paperboard in 2024 dropped 2.9pctfrom the previous year to 19.91 million tons, the lowest in 39 years, the Japan Paper Association said Thursday.

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00:13

Police Protect Japanese over Overseas Fraud in 10 Cases

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2025/02/20

Japanese police took Japanese nationals linked to fraud based overseas into protective custody in 10 cases over the four months from Oct. 18 last year, National Police Agency sources said Thursday.

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