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00:16

Hoshoryu Likely to Be Promoted to Highest Sumo Rank

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2025/01/26

The Japan Sumo Association is likely to promote Hoshoryu to the highest rank of yokozuna in professional sumo after the Mongolian-born wrestler claimed the second title of his career in the sport's makuuchi top division at the January grand tournament on Sunday.

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00:15

INTERVIEW: Tomin First Adviser Ototake Keen to Use...

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2025/01/26

Tomin First no Kai ()削除 aims to reach undecided voters in this summer's Tokyo metropolitan assembly election using social media, Hirotada Ototake, adviser to the regional political party, said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.

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00:09

Japan Customs Character Goods to Go on Sale

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2025/01/26

Japan's Finance Ministry will allow companies to make and sell goods related to "Custom-kun," an official mascot character of Japanese customs.

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00:13

BYD Believed to Have Beaten Honda in 2024 Global Auto...

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2025/01/26

BYD Co. is believed to have surpassed Honda Motor Co. in global new vehicle sales in 2024, marking the first time that the Chinese electric vehicle giant beats the second-largest automaker in Japan.

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00:10

Man Arrested over Stabbing Spree in Japan's Nagano

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2025/01/26

Japanese police arrested a 46-year-old man on Sunday over a stabbing spree that left one person dead and two others injured in the central city of Nagano on Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan Not to Attend Nuclear Ban Treaty Meeting

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2025/01/25

Japan will not participate as an observer in a meeting in the United States in March of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, government and ruling coalition officials said Saturday.

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00:16

BOJ May Break 0.5 Pct Policy Rate Barrier

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2025/01/25

The Bank of Japan is on course to raise the policy interest rate past the so-called 0.5pctbarrier, unbroken for almost 30 years, if policymakers become confident that the country will achieve 2pctinflation stably and sustainably.

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00:14

Fuji TV Board to Meet on Monday to Discuss Nakai Scandal

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2025/01/25

The board of Fuji Television Network Inc. will meet on Monday as the Japanese broadcaster is under fire over its approach to a sex scandal involving former TV personality Masahiro Nakai, people familiar with the matter said Saturday.

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00:13

Fuji TV Faces Management Turmoil after Fumble over...

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2025/01/24

Fuji Television Network Inc. is facing management turmoil over its poor handling of a sex scandal involving popular television personality Masahiro Nakai, who has announced his retirement from show business.

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00:11

Japan to Keep NTT Law Alive

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2025/01/24

Japan's communications ministry said Friday that it will submit bills to parliament in late February to revise the laws on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. and telecommunications business.

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00:16

4 Major Japanese Banks to Raise Deposit Rates to 0.2 Pct

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2025/01/24

Four major Japanese commercial banks said Friday that they will raise their interest rates on ordinary deposits from 0.1pctto 0.2 pct, the highest level in about 17 years, following the Bank of Japan's decision to raise its policy interest rate.

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00:17

JAL to Punish 5 Executives over Pilot Drinking Scandal

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2025/01/24

Japan Airlines, or JAL, will punish President Mitsuko Tottori, Chairperson Yuji Akasaka and three other executives over a scandal in which two pilots drank more alcohol than allowed by internal rules the day before taking charge of a flight last year, company officials said Friday.

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00:08

BOJ's Rate Hike Likely to Affect Households, Firms

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2025/01/24

The Bank of Japan's decision on Friday to raise interest rates further is expected to affect household and corporate finances.

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00:12

Japan Vows Efforts to Balance Economic Revival,...

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2025/01/24

The Japanese government will strive to balance economic revitalization and fiscal consolidation, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said in a fiscal policy speech to the Diet on Friday.

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00:09

China Court Holds 1st Hearing over Killing of...

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2025/01/24

A Chinese regional court held the first hearing Friday for a man indicted for stabbing to death a 10-year-old Japanese boy in Shenzhen last September.

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00:19

Duty-Free Sales at Dept. Stores in Japan Soar 85.9...

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2025/01/24

Duty-free sales at department stores in Japan in 2024 soared 85.9pctfrom the previous year, led by sales of jewelry, luxury brand goods and cosmetics amid an increase in inbound visitors and the yen's depreciation, a Japan Department Stores Association report showed Friday.

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00:14

Japan to Raise Public Pension Benefits by 1.9 Pct in...

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2025/01/24

The Japanese government will raise public pension benefits by 1.9pctin fiscal 2025, which begins in April, from the previous year, the third straight year of increase, the welfare ministry said Friday.

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00:14

Foreigners Entering Japan Hit Record 36.78 M. in 2024

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2025/01/24

The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2024 surged 42.4pctfrom the previous year to a record 36.78 million, the Immigration Services Agency said in a preliminary report Friday.

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00:11

Handover Ceremony for Stolen Buddha Statue Held in S....

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2025/01/24

A ceremony to return a stolen Buddha statue to a Japanese temple on Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, was held in the central South Korea city of Daejeon on Friday.

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00:12

Toyota Mobility, Good Speed Face Biz Improvement Orders

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2025/01/24

Japan's Financial Services Agency said Friday that it has issued business improvement orders to car dealer Toyota Mobility Tokyo Inc. and used car dealer Good Speed Co. under the insurance business law.

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