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00:12

JR East to Offer Ride-Hailing Services

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2025/03/02

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, will offer ride-hailing services using a group firm's rental cars to accommodate customers during hours when taxis and buses are not sufficiently available.

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00:16

World's Oldest Pharmacist Kesa Hatamoto, 102,...

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2025/03/02

Kesa Hatamoto, a 102-year-old Japanese woman who is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest pharmacist, started her career over 70 years ago at the recommendation of her father, who was looking forward to women's future success in society.

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00:11

Ishiba Expresses Concern over Collapse of...

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2025/03/01

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday expressed concern over the collapse of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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00:11

Famed Japanese TV Host Monta Mino Dies at 80

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2025/03/01

Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the small hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80.

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00:15

Japanese Destroyer Passes Through Taiwan Strait in Feb.

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2025/03/01

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Akizuki passed through the Taiwan Strait in early February, government officials said Saturday, in an apparent move to counter China's aggressive behavior in the East China Sea and South China Sea.

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00:13

Nippon Ishin Vows to Push Ruling Bloc into Minority...

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2025/03/01

Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 adopted an action plan on Saturday seeking to push Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition into a minority in the House of Councillors in an election in the summer.

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00:08

Japanese Firms Start Job Seminars for 2026 Graduates

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2025/03/01

Japanese companies started job seminars on Saturday for university students graduating in spring 2026.

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00:12

Fujitsu to Withdraw from ATM Production

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2025/03/01

Fujitsu Ltd. plans to withdraw from the production of automated teller machines around 2030 in response to shrinking demand amid the spread of cashless payments, company officials said Saturday.

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00:09

Japan FTC Urges Bic Camera to Pay Subcontractors in Full

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2025/02/28

The Japan Fair Trade Commission advised Friday that home electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc. not underpay its subcontractors any further.

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00:13

Man Indicted over Attacks on LDP Headquarters, PM...

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2025/02/28

Japanese public prosecutors on Friday indicted a 50-year-old man on charges including attempted murder over attacks on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters and the prime minister's office building in Tokyo.

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00:17

Japan, Poland Foreign Chiefs Ink Action Plan on...

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2025/02/28

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski, on Friday signed a five-year action plan for strengthening bilateral cooperation to support Ukraine, including its postwar reconstruction, in the face of continuing Russian aggression.

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00:10

Japan to Reconsider Medical Expense Cap Hike Plan:...

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2025/02/28

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his government will reconsider its plan to raise the ceiling on out-of-pocket expenses for high-cost medical care.

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00:13

Hotel Stays in Japan Hit Record High on Inbound Tourism

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2025/02/28

The number of people who stayed at hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan in 2024 hit a record high for the second consecutive year, thanks to growth in inbound tourism, government data showed Friday.

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00:11

Northeast Japan Fire Spreads to 1,200 Hectares

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2025/02/28

A forest fire that broke out Wednesday in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has spread across about 1,200 hectares, the city government said Friday.

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00:12

LDP Not to Reopen Slush Funds Scandal Probe: Ishiba

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2025/02/28

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party has no plan to reopen an investigation into a slush funds scandal involving a now-defunct LDP faction.

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00:14

Japan to Digitize Arrest, Search Warrants

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2025/02/28

The Japanese government in a cabinet meeting Friday adopted draft legal measures aimed at digitizing criminal investigation and trial procedures including those for the issuance and execution of arrest and search warrants to speed up the procedures.

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00:13

Tokyo Retail Rice Price Hits Record High in Feb.

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2025/02/28

The retail price of rice hit a record high in central Tokyo for the eighth straight month in February, reaching 4,363 yen for 5 kilograms, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:10

2 Taiwanese Men Arrested in Japan for Robbery

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2025/02/28

Japanese police on Thursday arrested two Taiwanese men over an alleged assault and robbery in Tokyo in last November, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:12

Wiretaps by Japan Police Hit Record in 2024

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2025/02/28

Japanese police wiretapped phone calls a record 21,565 times during criminal investigations in 2024, the government said in a report to parliament on Friday.

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00:14

15th "Constitutional" Ruling Made...

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2025/02/28

Sendai High Court ruled Friday that the October 2024 House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities, marking the 15th such ruling in a series of similar lawsuits filed across Japan.

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