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00:12

Civil Rehabilitation Sought for Funai Electric's...

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2025/01/09

A creditor has filed for court-led civil rehabilitation of the parent of Japanese audio and video equipment maker Funai Electric Co., further deepening turmoil at the group, it was learned Thursday.

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00:10

3 Japanese Automakers Suffer Sales Slumps in China in...

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2025/01/09

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday reported slumps in new vehicle sales in China in 2024.

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00:11

Japanese Startup to Attempt Moon Landing Again

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2025/01/09

Japanese space exploration startup ispace Inc. said Thursday that its new lunar lander will be launched Wednesday in the company's second attempt to put such a spacecraft on the moon.

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00:13

Japan, India Coast Guards Hold Joint Drill in Yokohama

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2025/01/09

The Japanese and Indian coast guards conducted their 20th joint drill in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Thursday, and it was the first to be observed by officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Australian Border Force.

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00:09

Japan to Convene Diet for Ordinary Session from Jan. 24

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2025/01/09

The Japanese government plans to convene the Diet, the country's parliament, for this year's ordinary session starting Jan. 24, it was learned Thursday.

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00:15

Biden's U.S. Steel Move Unlikely to Hurt...

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2025/01/09

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Thursday gave the view that President Joe Biden's order blocking Nippon Steel Corp.'s acquisition of United States Steel Corp. will have minimal impact on overall Japan-U.S. relations.

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00:11

BOJ Raises Economic Views for 2 Regions

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2025/01/09

The Bank of Japan raised its economic assessments for the Hokuriku central and Tohoku northeastern regions in a quarterly report Thursday while maintaining its views on the other seven regions.

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00:13

Seven & i Posts 65.1 Pct Net Profit Fall in...

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2025/01/09

Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that its net profit in March-November 2024 dropped 65.1pctfrom a year before, reflecting sluggishness in its overseas convenience store business.

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00:10

Honda N-Box Top-Selling Car in Japan for 3rd Straight...

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2025/01/09

Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle was the best-selling car in Japan for the third consecutive year in 2024, industry data showed Thursday.

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00:12

Japan Auto Unions to Seek 12,000-Yen Pay Scale Hike

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2025/01/09

The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions, or JAW, on Thursday set its target at 12,000 yen for pay scale hikes in this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations.

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00:12

Man Served Fresh Warrant over Fukuoka Student Stabbing

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2025/01/09

Fukuoka prefectural police Thursday served a fresh arrest warrant on Masanori Hirabaru over a stabbing attack in the southwestern Japan prefecture on suspicion of murdering a junior high school girl.

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00:12

Alleged Yakuza Boss Pleads Guilty in U.S. to Nuclear...

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2025/01/09

A Japanese national purported to be a leader of a yakuza organized crime syndicate has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar to other countries, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.

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00:15

Flu Cases in Japan Hit Record High

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2025/01/09

The average number of influenza patients per hospital in Japan in the week that ended Dec. 29 came to 64.39, the highest since the current survey method was adopted in April 1999, the health ministry said Thursday.

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00:15

Mizuho to Raise Long-Term Prime Rate to 2.00 Pct

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2025/01/09

Mizuho Bank said Thursday that it will raise its long-term prime lending rate for January by 0.10 percentage point from the previous month to 2.00 pct, the highest level in 15 years and seven months.

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00:13

Japan Eyeing Mandatory ID Check for Scrap Metal Trading

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2025/01/09

An expert panel of Japan's National Police Agency released a report Thursday calling for mandatory identity verification for scrap metal transactions following a surge in copper wire theft cases in the country.

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00:13

Ishiba Leaves for Malaysia, Indonesia

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2025/01/09

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Malaysia and Indonesia on Thursday as he seeks to strengthen maritime security cooperation with the two Southeast Asian countries in an apparent effort to counter threats from China.

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00:14

Japan Sales of Foreign-Brand Vehicles Fall 8.5 Pct in...

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2025/01/09

Sales of imported foreign-brand vehicles in Japan in 2024 fell 8.5pctfrom a year earlier to 227,202 units, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Thursday.

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00:12

Carbon Magnet Brought Closer to Practical Use

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2025/01/08

A team including Kyoto University researchers said Thursday that it has taken a major step toward the practical use of a light, low-cost and high-performance carbon magnet not requiring rare earth minerals.

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00:12

NHK to Be in Red for 3rd Straight Year after Viewing...

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2025/01/08

Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, is set to be in the red for the third straight year in fiscal 2025, after a cut in its viewing fees in October 2023, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:14

INTERVIEW: Dai-ichi Life Not to Raise Promised Yields

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2025/01/08

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. will not raise the yields on its insurance products promised to policyholders, although rivals have raised such yields amid higher interest rates, President Toshiaki Sumino said in a recent interview.

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