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Tokyo High Court Rules Denying Journalist Passport...

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2025/01/30

Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal.

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00:10

Takeda CEO Weber to Retire in June 2026

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2025/01/30

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that its president and CEO, Christophe Weber, will step down at its general shareholders meeting in June 2026.

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00:16

8 of 10 Major Japan Power Firms to Raise Rates in Feb.

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2025/01/30

Eight of Japan's 10 major power utilities said Thursday that they will raise their electricity rates for an average household by 21 yen to 54 yen in February, in response to soaring prices for liquefied natural gas and coal, which are used as fuel for thermal power.

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00:11

Suzuki Motor to Launch 5-Door Jimny in Japan April 3

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2025/01/30

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will release the Jimny Nomade, the first five-door model in its Jimny four-wheel-drive vehicle series in Japan, on April 3.

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00:14

Japan Mulling Police-SDF Hub for Cyber Defense

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2025/01/30

The Japanese government is considering establishing a new joint hub for the police and the Self-Defense Forces as part of the country's planned adoption of active cyber defense, or pre-emptive action to prevent cyberattacks, it was learned Thursday.

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00:12

Court Nixes Finance Ministry Decision against...

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2025/01/30

Osaka High Court on Thursday revoked the Japanese Finance Ministry's decision not to disclose documents related to a document-tampering scandal that led to the suicide of a ministry official.

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00:14

Dentsu Group Fined 300 M. Yen over Tokyo Games...

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2025/01/30

Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered advertising giant Dentsu Group Inc. to pay 300 million yen in fines as sought by prosecutors over bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021.

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00:08

Sea Turtle Nesting Declines on Southwestern Japan Island

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2025/01/30

Sea turtle nesting has declined on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, likely due in part to a drop in their population.

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00:15

JPX Cuts Executive Pay over Insider Trading by Ex-TSE...

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2025/01/30

Japan Exchange Group Inc., which operates the Tokyo Stock Exchange, said Thursday that Group CEO Hiromi Yamaji will take a 50pctcut in monthly compensation for two months over an insider trading case involving a former TSE employee.

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00:13

Japan to Collaborate with Other Countries over...

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2025/01/30

Japan will collaborate with other countries over the suspected improper data use by Chinese generative artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday.

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00:17

Toyota's Global Vehicle Sales Fall 1.4 Pct in 2024

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2025/01/30

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its global vehicle sales dipped 1.4pctin 2024 from the previous year to 10,159,336 units due to the fallout of a test fraud scandal and a pause in the production of its Prius hybrid.

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00:11

Japan MOF Raises Economic View for Hokkaido

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2025/01/30

Japan's Ministry of Finance in its quarterly report released Thursday raised its economic assessment for Hokkaido, the country's northernmost prefecture, citing steady personal consumption.

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00:16

Japan Govt Suspends Ads on Fuji TV

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2025/01/30

The Japanese government has suspended its advertisements on Fuji Television Network Inc. amid controversy over the broadcaster's handling of a sex scandal involving former TV personality Masahiro Nakai, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday.

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00:12

Japan's Emperor, Empress Likely to Visit...

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2025/01/30

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are likely to visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning Imperial couple, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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00:14

Daihatsu to Launch Light Commercial Electric Van in 2025

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2025/01/30

Daihatsu Motor Co. said Wednesday that it plans to launch a light commercial electric van, under joint development with Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp., in Japan in fiscal 2025, which starts in April.

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00:11

Japanese Lower House Panel Votes to Summon Ex-LDP...

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2025/01/30

A Japanese House of Representatives committee on Thursday voted to summon a former accountant for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party convicted over a slush funds scandal for unsworn testimony.

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00:15

INTERVIEW: UNRWA to Be Incapable of Activities after...

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2025/01/29

An Israeli law banning the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, from operating in the country may render the agency incapable of continuing activities, UNRWA health department leader Akihiro Seita has said.

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00:13

Japan Hits Back at U.N. Panel over Imperial Law Review

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2025/01/29

Japan has hit back at a U.N. panel over its recommendation to revise the Imperial House Law by denying it access to the country's voluntary contributions to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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00:10

Japan, Estonia Agree to Boost Cyberdefense Cooperation

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2025/01/29

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Estonian counterpart, Hanno Pevkur, agreed Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in the field of cyberdefense.

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00:17

Hakamata Seeks 217-M.-Yen State Compensation after...

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2025/01/29

Iwao Hakamata, acquitted last year in his retrial for the 1966 murder of four people in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, demanded Wednesday that the government pay him compensation of 217 million yen for being unjustly detained for over 47 years.

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