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00:09

80 Years On: Rice Growers in Japan Buffeted by...

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2025/09/12

After decades of sharp policy swings since World War II, Japanese rice farmers are greeting the government's latest call to boost output with skepticism.

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00:11

JGB Yield Rises Emphasize "Need for Fiscal...

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2025/09/12

Recent rises in long-term Japanese government bond yields emphasize "the need for fiscal prudence," International Monetary Fund spokesperson Julie Kozack said Thursday.

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00:16

Keizai Doyukai Discusses Fate of Chairman Niinami

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2025/09/11

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, on Thursday held the first meeting of an ethics panel set up to discuss whether to allow its chairman, Takeshi Niinami, to stay on after his residence was searched by police last month over supplements he purchased.

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00:14

INTERVIEW: Ex-Lawmaker with ALS Calls for Politics to...

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2025/09/11

In a recent written interview with Jiji Press, Yasuhiko Funago, a former House of Councillors lawmaker with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called for politics to guarantee the right to "live until the end."

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00:15

Govt Reviews Mitsubishi-Led Group's Exit from...

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2025/09/11

The Japanese government on Thursday started looking into the factors that led a consortium including Mitsubishi Corp. and a Chubu Electric Power Co. unit to withdraw from wind power projects in three areas off Akita and Chiba prefectures.

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00:11

Idemitsu Kosan to Launch Tender Offer for Fuji Oil

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2025/09/11

Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co. said Thursday that it will launch a tender offer for major oil refiner Fuji Oil Co., currently an equity method affiliate, starting Friday.

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00:08

Toyota to Resume Seeking Price Cuts from Small Suppliers

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2025/09/11

Toyota Motor Corp. will seek price cuts from small parts suppliers for the first time in four years, it was learned Thursday.

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00:13

Asian Black Bear Sightings in Japan Hit Record High

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2025/09/11

Asian black bear sightings in Japan totaled 12,067 cases from April to July, the highest figure since records began in 2009, it was reported at a government meeting on Thursday.

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00:09

Komeito Mentions "Existential...

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2025/09/11

Komeito, the junior member of Japan's ruling coalition, on Thursday adopted an election review document recognizing its "existential crisis."

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00:14

Kobayashi Voices Resolve to Run in LDP Leadership Race

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2025/09/11

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi on Thursday voiced his resolve to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election to pick the successor of outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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00:11

Japanese Lawmakers Urge Govt to Recognize Palestine

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2025/09/11

A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers on Thursday urged the government to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, citing the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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00:10

Teachers Nabbed for Sharing Girls' Images Face...

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2025/09/11

Japanese police on Thursday served third arrest warrants on two elementary school teachers linked to an online chat group sharing secretly taken images and videos of girls.

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00:12

Japan Shipbuilding Industry in Focus over Cooperation...

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2025/09/11

Japan's shipbuilding sector is in the spotlight after Tokyo agreed to help the United States revive its declining shipyard industry, but challenges such as the lack of workers and decarbonization lie ahead.

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00:09

Asics Gearing Up for World Athletics Championships in...

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2025/09/11

Asics Corp. is one of Japanese sporting goods manufacturers looking to promote their products at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

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00:16

Hakamata Files Libel Suit over...

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2025/09/11

Iwao Hakamata, a former death row inmate who has been acquitted in a retrial for the 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, on Thursday filed a libel lawsuit over a statement issued by Prosecutor-General Naomi Unemoto following the acquittal.

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00:14

Japan Firms Facing Challenge of Employing More Disabled

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2025/09/11

Japanese companies are tackling the difficult task of hiring more disabled people as the statutory minimum employment rate for the disabled will be lifted to 2.7pctnext July from 2.5pctat present.

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00:08

S. Korea's Lee Eager to Work with Japan after...

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2025/09/11

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Thursday showed his eagerness to continue working with Japan after the upcoming leadership change there.

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00:11

Japan, Portugal to Upgrade Ties to Strategic Partnership

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2025/09/11

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Portuguese counterpart, Luis Montenegro, agreed Thursday to elevate relations between the two countries to a strategic partnership.

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00:13

Japan Opposition CDP Launches New Leadership

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2025/09/11

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday launched its new leadership team, picking House of Representatives lawmaker Satoshi Honjo, 50, as head of its Policy Research Committee.

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00:09

Jera Considering Procuring Alaska LNG

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2025/09/11

Jera Co., a Japanese power generation company, said Thursday that it is considering procuring liquefied natural gas produced in Alaska.

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