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00:12

Japanese Princess Kako to Visit Brazil in June

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2025/03/04

Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will make an official visit to Brazil in early June, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.

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00:10

Japan Emperor, Empress Host Italian President

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2025/03/04

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met Tuesday with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his first daughter at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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00:13

Japan Needs Better Environment for Female SDF Members

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2025/03/04

Japan's Self-Defense Forces still faces challenges in providing a better working environment for female members, although the number of women working for the SDF grew steadily in some 70 years since its launch in 1954.

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00:14

Panel Finds Hyogo Pref.'s Identification of...

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2025/03/04

The Hyogo prefectural assembly's special committee on harassment allegations against Governor Motohiko Saito said in a report released Tuesday that the prefectural government's actions that led to the identification of a whistleblower were possibly illegal.

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00:13

Japan Adopts Bill to Punish Revenge against...

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2025/03/04

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a bill to revise the whistleblower protection law to impose criminal penalties for acts of revenge taken against whistleblowers in government offices and companies.

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00:12

Top Court Finalizes Fine on Unification Church Leader...

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2025/03/04

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings ordering the Unification Church's head in Japan to pay a fine of 100,000 yen for refusing to answer some questions posed by the culture ministry.

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00:10

Japanese Writer Ayako Sono Dies at 93

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2025/03/04

Renowned Japanese writer Ayako Sono, known for many best-selling novels and essays, died of natural causes at a Tokyo hospital Friday. She was 93.

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00:10

Japan to Again Propose "Shodo"...

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2025/03/04

A panel of experts under Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency on Tuesday reselected "shodo" calligraphy as a candidate for UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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00:16

Japan Lower House Passes Modified FY 2025 Budget Bill

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2025/03/04

Japan's House of Representatives passed a modified fiscal 2025 budget bill at a plenary meeting on Tuesday, with support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition, which submitted the modified bill, and Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除.

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00:13

Japan Govt to Release Controversial Moritomo Documents

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2025/03/04

The Japanese government will start disclosing documents related to a controversial state land sale to school operator Moritomo Gakuen in a month's time at the earliest, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Tuesday.

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00:11

Osaka Expo Ring Roof Judged World's Largest...

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2025/03/04

The iconic ring-shaped roof at the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest wooden structure Tuesday.

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00:17

Hidankyo Exec Slams Nukes As "Devil's...

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2025/03/04

A senior official of Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, urged the international community to redouble efforts for the abolition of nuclear weapons, at the third meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on Monday.

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00:09

Japan's Job Openings Ratio Up for 1st Time in 4...

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2025/03/04

Japan's ratio of effective job openings to seekers rose for the first time in four months in January, the labor ministry said Tuesday.

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00:10

Japan Finance Minister Denies Guiding Yen Lower

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2025/03/04

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Tuesday rebutted U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the Asian country is trying to weaken its currency.

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00:10

Japan FY 2025 Modified Budget Bill Clears Lower House...

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2025/03/04

The Japanese government's modified fiscal 2025 budget bill cleared the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, on Tuesday.

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00:06

Trump Claims Japan, China Guiding Their Currencies Lower

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2025/03/04

U.S. President Donald Trump alleged Monday that Japan and China are guiding their currencies lower.

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00:16

14 Years On: Diamond Chips Key to Fukushima Plant...

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2025/03/04

As decommissioning work at the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan reaches a crucial stage toward removing melted nuclear debris, the spotlight has fallen on diamond semiconductors that can withstand intense nuclear radiation.

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00:14

Female Assembly Members with Kids Seeing Better Work...

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2025/03/04

Progress is being made in creating an environment in which female members of local assemblies in Japan can balance political activities with childbirth and childrearing, such as by clearly stipulating the period during which they can take maternity leave.

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00:08

ICJ Judge Iwasawa from Japan Elected as Pres.

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2025/03/04

The International Court of Justice said Monday that Judge Yuji Iwasawa from Japan was elected president by his peers.

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00:10

Russia Adds Japan's Foreign Min., 8 Others to...

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2025/03/03

Russia has added nine Japanese nationals, including Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, to the list of its entry ban introduced following sanctions imposed by Japan.

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