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00:12

Japan Vows to Make Maximum Use of Nuclear Power

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2025/02/18

The Japanese government said Tuesday that the country will make maximum use of nuclear power, which does not emit carbon dioxide, as it is preparing for a surge in electricity demand from data centers.

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00:11

Shiba Inu Dog Kabosu Continues to Be Loved after Death

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2025/02/18

Kabosu, the Shiba Inu dog known as the logo model for a cryptocurrency, remains hugely popular even after her death last May, with fan letters flooding in from around Japan.

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00:16

Japan Vows to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 60 Pct...

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2025/02/18

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will aim to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 60pctin fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 and 73pctin fiscal 2040 to achieve carbon neutrality in calendar 2050.

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00:13

Japan LDP Mulling Concession over Income Tax Threshold

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2025/02/17

Japan's government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party have begun discussions on a concession over a proposed hike in the 1.03-million-yen income tax threshold, an LDP executive said Monday.

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00:13

JR Tokai Unveils Disney-Themed Shinkansen Train

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2025/02/17

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, unveiled a specially painted Shinkansen bullet train Monday with a theme of Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park.

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00:13

Japan Biz Leaders Meet with Chinese Vice Premier

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2025/02/17

Japanese business leaders including Kosei Shindo, head of the Japan-China Economic Association and adviser to Nippon Steel Corp., met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing on Monday.

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00:09

Japan's Prince Hisahito Obtains Driver's...

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2025/02/17

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has obtained a driver's license, sources said.

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00:13

Japanese Believed to Be among Foreigners at Fraud...

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2025/02/17

Thai police agreed with embassy officials from about 20 countries, including Japan and China, on Monday to enhance information sharing over a Chinese criminal organization's fraud base near the Thai border in Myanmar.

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00:15

16 Major Japanese Cities Draft Record Budgets in FY 2025

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2025/02/17

Draft general-account budgets for fiscal 2025 hit record highs in 16 of Japan's 20 government ordinance-designated big cities, reflecting price hikes and expansion of child-rearing support, a Jiji Press tally showed Monday.

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00:17

Japan to Mull Hiking Private High School Tuition Aid...

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2025/02/17

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that the government will consider raising the upper limit on public aid for households with children attending private high schools to around 457,000 yen per year in fiscal 2026 from the current 396,000 yen.

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00:13

Taliban Officials Visit Japan on Private Invitation

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2025/02/17

High-ranking officials of the Taliban-led interim government of Afghanistan, including deputy economy minister Abdul Latif Nazari, have visited Japan at the invitation of the nonprofit Nippon Foundation.

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00:16

Japanese Listed Firms Log Record Earnings in April-Dec.

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2025/02/17

Combined net profits at Japanese listed companies in April-December 2024 jumped 14.5pctfrom a year earlier to a record 43,960.2 billion yen, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

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00:13

Yokota's Mom Laments Death of Japanese...

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2025/02/17

Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese abductee to North Korea, mourned on Monday the recent death of Akihiro Arimoto, the father of another abductee Keiko Arimoto.

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00:12

Ishiba Voices Concern over Trump Plan to Impose Auto...

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2025/02/17

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday voiced concern over U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on auto imports, stressing his intention to seek an exemption for Japan.

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00:13

Japan Team Finds Gut Bacterium to Prevent Obesity

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2025/02/17

A group of Japanese researchers have found a bacterium that can improve people's intestinal environment and prevent obesity, raising expectations for the development of novel treatments and preventive methods for obesity and diabetes.

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00:10

Japan Eyes System for Faster Repairs of Disaster-Hit...

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2025/02/17

Japan plans to establish a system allowing the central government to promptly repair locally managed airports damaged by disasters, in place of local governments.

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00:12

Ex-LDP Accountant to Testify before Diet Panel

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2025/02/17

A former accountant for a now-defunct faction of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to appear before a Diet committee for unsworn testimony over a slush funds scandal, the party said Monday.

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00:11

Japan, Britain to Launch 2-Plus-2 Economic Talks on...

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2025/02/17

The Japanese and British governments plan to hold the first "two-plus-two" meeting of their foreign and economic ministers in Tokyo on March 7, Japanese government sources said Monday.

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00:12

Japan Opposition CDP Aims for Massive Budget Revision

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2025/02/17

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan aims to revise the government's fiscal 2025 draft budget by the trillion yen, party leader Yoshihiko Noda said Monday.

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00:12

Bain Capital Drops Bid for Fuji Soft

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2025/02/17

U.S. investment fund Bain Capital said Monday that it has dropped its bid for Fuji Soft Inc., bringing an end to its battle with U.S. rival KKR for control of the Japanese system developer.

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