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00:17

Takaichi Planning to Visit S. Korea Later This Month

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2026/05/08

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting South Korea later this month for a bilateral summit to reaffirm the two nations' close ties in fields including security amid the increasingly uncertain international situation, Japanese government sources said Friday.

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00:17

Japan Govt Debts Hit Record 1,343 T. Yen at End-March

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2026/05/08

Outstanding Japanese government debts grew by 1,670.6 billion yen during the first three months of the year to a record 1,343,842.6 billion yen as of the end of March, the Finance Ministry said Friday.

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00:12

FBI Chief Welcomes Planned Japanese Intelligence Bureau

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2026/05/08

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel has said he welcomes Japan's plan to establish a national intelligence bureau by reforming the existing Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office.

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00:10

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Pays No Hormuz Passage Fees

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2026/05/08

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. said Friday that it did not pay tolls for three ships linked to the Japanese shipping company that have passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

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00:12

Ainu Remains from U.K. Museum Brought Back to Hokkaido

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2026/05/08

The remains of seven Ainu indigenous people, returned to the Japanese side from the Natural History Museum in Britain, arrived at New Chitose Airport in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Friday.

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00:12

Nintendo to Raise Switch 2 Price by 10,000 Yen

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2026/05/08

Nintendo Co. said Friday that it will raise the suggested retail price of its Nintendo Switch 2 video game console by 10,000 yen to 59,980 yen on May 25.

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00:14

Japan PM Stresses Privacy Protection in Intelligence...

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2026/05/08

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday emphasized the importance of privacy protection during parliamentary discussions on a government bill to set up a national intelligence council aimed at enhancing the country's intelligence capabilities.

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00:12

Toyota Braces for 3rd Consecutive Annual Profit Decline

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2026/05/08

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that its net profit in the current business year is expected to fall for the third consecutive year amid the harsh business environment due to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.

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00:17

Japan PM Takaichi Denies Sharing Defamatory Videos on...

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2026/05/08

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday denied a magazine report that her team had created and spread videos defaming her rivals in recent elections for her ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament.

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00:11

Japanese Town Assembly Removes Unconscious Mayor

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2026/05/08

A town assembly in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, passed a no-confidence motion on Friday against its mayor, who has been unconscious for months following a brain hemorrhage.

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00:12

Kyoto Boy Mentioned Adoptive Ties to Father Just...

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2026/05/08

A slain 11-year-old boy of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, told his adoptive father, Yuki Adachi, just before being killed that Adachi was not his real father, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:12

Sony Group Projects Record Net Profit for FY 2026

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2026/05/08

Sony Group Corp. on Friday projected a record net profit for fiscal 2026, which began in April, reflecting its robust gaming, music and other entertainment operations.

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00:11

Real Wages in Japan Up for 3rd Month in March

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2026/05/08

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wage index in March rose 1.0pctfrom a year earlier, up for the third consecutive month, government data showed Friday.

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00:13

Japanese Restorer Reviving Ukiyo-e in Germany

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2026/05/08

A Japanese restorer is playing a major part in a project at a state museum in the historic German city of Dresden to shine a spotlight again on ukiyo-e traditional woodblock print and other long-buried Japanese artworks.

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00:11

4 Chinese Ships Sail in Japanese Waters off Senkakus

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2026/05/07

Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Thursday.

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00:14

Japan, S. Korea Hold Security Talks in Seoul

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2026/05/07

Japan and South Korea held their first vice ministerial security talks in Seoul on Thursday, reaffirming the importance of bilateral ties and trilateral cooperation with the United States, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said.

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00:11

Japan CRA to Back Adoption Proposal for Imperial Family

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2026/05/07

The major Japanese opposition Centrist Reform Alliance is set to tolerate a proposal aimed at securing a sufficient number of Imperial Family members through adoption, it was learned Thursday.

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00:17

JR Express Train Passengers Up 5 Pct during Golden Week

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2026/05/07

The total number of passengers on Shinkansen and other express trains during the Golden Week holiday period from late April to early May rose 5pctfrom a year earlier to 14,766,000, data from six Japan Railways Group companies showed Thursday.

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00:12

MUFG to Form Strategic Partnership with Google

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2026/05/07

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Thursday that it will form a strategic partnership with U.S. information technology giant Google LLC to strengthen its retail financial services.

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00:09

Japan Likely Conducted Forex Intervention during...

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2026/05/07

Japanese authorities likely carried out a yen-buying currency market intervention during the Golden Week holiday period earlier this month, it was learned Thursday.

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