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00:11

Memorial Park Opens 15 Years after Fukushima Disaster

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2026/05/02

A memorial park dedicated to mourning the victims of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster opened in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday.

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00:20

Hidankyo Official Calls A-Bombs Devil's Weapons...

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2026/05/02

Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of the Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, delivered a speech at the 2026 review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in New York on Friday, saying that atomic bombs are "weapons of the devil that cannot coexist with humanity."

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00:11

Hurdles Remain after Start of Emergency Contraception...

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2026/05/02

Psychological and financial hurdles remain high for junior and senior high school girls in buying emergency contraception three months after it became available over the counter in Japan.

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00:12

FOCUS: Japan Resolved to Prop Up Yen thru Intervention

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2026/05/01

Desperately hoping to stop the yen's rapid depreciation, the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan apparently implemented their first currency market intervention in about two years on Thursday afternoon.

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00:19

JBIC, Commercial Banks to Lend 2.2 B. Dollars for...

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2026/05/01

The government-backed Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Friday it has signed contracts to provide about 2,221 million dollars in joint loans with commercial banks for the first round of investment projects in the United States that were agreed as part of Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations.

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00:11

Tokyo Police Arrest Man Who Ran after Attacking Boy...

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2026/05/01

Tokyo police arrested a 44-year-old man on Friday on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly attacked a high school student with a hammer and fled the scene on Wednesday.

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00:13

Japan Starts Additional Release of State Oil Reserves

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2026/05/01

Japan started releasing on Friday additional state oil reserves equivalent to about 20 days of domestic consumption, amid crude oil procurement concerns brought on by the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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00:14

Ceremony Held on 70th Anniv. Of Minamata Disease...

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2026/05/01

A ceremony to remember Minamata disease victims was held in the southwestern Japan city of Minamata on Friday, the 70th anniversary of the official recognition of the neurological disorder caused by polluted industrial wastewater.

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00:14

JR West Announces Foray into Banking Biz

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2026/05/01

West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, announced Friday a capital and business tie-up with the Resona Holdings Inc. group to make its first foray into the banking business as early as fiscal 2027 starting next April.

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00:10

Japan Ranks 62nd in Press Freedom

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2026/05/01

Japan ranked 62nd among 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, released on Thursday by Reporters Without Borders, or RSF.

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00:12

PM Takaichi Leaves Japan to Visit Vietnam, Australia

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2026/05/01

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left Japan on Friday afternoon to visit Vietnam and Australia to affirm cooperation in the field of economic security with the two countries' leaders.

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00:15

Japan to Establish DMAT Secretariats in Hokkaido, Kyushu

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2026/05/01

Japan's health ministry will establish a secretariat for the disaster medical assistance team, or DMAT, program in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and another in the Kyushu southwestern region within fiscal 2026, which started last month.

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00:10

Japanese National among 2 Dead in Plane Crash in...

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2026/05/01

A 29-year-old Australian flight instructor and a 24-year-old Japanese student died in a plane crash at an Australian airport on Wednesday, police and others said.

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00:11

Japanese Prosecutor Resigns after Alleged Assault by...

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2026/05/01

A Japanese female prosecutor who was allegedly sexually assaulted by her male boss in 2018 submitted a resignation letter to her office in Osaka on Thursday.

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00:11

Hiroshima Governor Calls for N-Arms Abolition at NPT...

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2026/05/01

Hiroshima Governor Mika Yokota has highlighted the significance of abolishing nuclear weapons, at an event held on the sidelines of a review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

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00:12

Tokyo Inflation Slows to 1.5 Pct in April

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2026/05/01

Inflation in central Tokyo slowed to 1.5pctyear-on-year in April from 1.7pctin the previous month, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:11

Japan Delivers Joint Statement at NPT Meeting

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2026/05/01

Japan announced in New York on Thursday that 115 nations and regions have taken part in a joint statement calling for promoting education on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation.

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00:08

Japanese Tennis Star Nishikori Announces Retirement

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2026/05/01

Japanese professional tennis star Kei Nishikori said on social media Friday that he will retire from competition at the end of this season.

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00:14

Japan to Raise Auto Liability Insurance Premiums

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2026/05/01

A Japanese government advisory panel on Thursday approved a plan to raise compulsory automobile liability insurance premiums by 6.2pcton average, effective on Nov. 1, the first hike in 13 years.

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00:11

Nissan Drops EV Production Plan in U.S.

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2026/05/01

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. will scrap its plans to produce electric vehicles at its vehicle assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, company officials said Thursday.

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