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70 Pct in Japan Underprepared for Future Disasters

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2026/03/10

A recent survey found that 69.2pctof the respondents have taken no or only insufficient measures to prepare for possible future disasters similar to the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami.

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00:16

INTERVIEW: Meiji Yasuda Aims for 5-T.-Yen Premium...

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2026/03/10

Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. aims to earn group insurance premium revenues of 5 trillion yen in fiscal 2026, up from 4.3 trillion yen forecast for fiscal 2025, President Hideki Nagashima has said.

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00:10

Japan Aims to Eliminate Areas Lacking Transportation

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2026/03/10

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a bill designed to eliminate areas underserved by transportation services such as buses and taxis.

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00:12

Japan Household Spending Down 1.0 Pct in Jan.

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2026/03/10

Japanese household spending in January fell 1.0pctfrom a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms as entertainment spending plunged, internal affairs ministry data showed Tuesday.

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00:11

281 More People from Middle East Arrive at Narita

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2026/03/10

A Japanese government-chartered flight carrying 281 people, including Japanese nationals, from the Middle East arrived at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Tuesday morning.

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00:12

Japan to Raise Foreigners' Residency-Linked Fees...

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2026/03/10

Japan's cabinet on Tuesday adopted a bill to raise the ceiling on fees for foreigners' applications related to residence status by up to 30-fold and create a prearrival electronic travel authorization system.

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00:13

15 Years On: Miyagi Police Resolved to Return...

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2026/03/10

The return of the bone fragments of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami came as a welcome surprise to her family in October last year, more than 14 years after the disaster.

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00:14

15 Years On: Police Chief's Grim Death Estimate...

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2026/03/10

Just two days after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, then Miyagi prefectural police chief Naoto Takeuchi made a chillingly accurate prediction: "The number of bodies will inevitably reach into the tens of thousands."

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00:15

G-7 Finance Chiefs Discuss Joint Oil Reserve Release

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2026/03/09

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies discussed a possible joint release of their countries' oil reserves at an online meeting on Monday, in light of surging crude oil prices amid continued conflict between the U.S.-Israel side and Iran.

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00:16

Motegi Condemns Iran, Demands Release of Japanese...

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2026/03/09

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, over the phone on Monday, condemning Iran for its attacks on private-sector facilities in neighboring countries and for threatening the safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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00:13

China Slams Japan over Taiwan Premier's Visit

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2026/03/09

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday criticized Japan over Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai's visit to Japan, saying that the Japanese government would "bear all responsibility" for the consequences of the visit.

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00:11

Japan's Muraoka Wins Silver at Milan-Cortina...

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2026/03/09

Momoka Muraoka won the silver medal in the women's alpine skiing super-G sitting event at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics on Monday, bringing Japan its first medal of the ongoing games.

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00:12

CDP, Komeito to Field Own Candidates in Unified Local...

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2026/03/09

Japan's opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito both plan to field their own candidates in the unified local elections in spring 2027, party sources said Monday.

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00:11

Takaichi Vows to Swiftly Take Measures amid Soaring...

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2026/03/09

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her government will promptly implement measures to address the soaring crude oil market amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.

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00:13

15 Years On: Govt to Show Safety of Soil from...

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2026/03/09

The Japanese government needs to show the safety of soil from decontamination work after the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture, postdisaster reconstruction minister Takao Makino has said.

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00:12

Japan Coincident Economic Index Rises in Jan.

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2026/03/09

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 2.5 points from the previous month in January, up for the first time in three months, the Cabinet Office said Monday.

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00:16

2,519 Still Unaccounted for 15 Yrs after Huge Quake,...

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2026/03/09

A total of 2,519 people are still unaccounted for in six Japanese prefectures after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku northeastern region on March 11, 2011, the National Police Agency said Monday.

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00:11

Japan Calls for Thorough U.S. Military Aircraft...

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2026/03/09

Japan's Defense Ministry has called on the United States to conduct thorough maintenance work for its military aircraft, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday.

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00:10

Unification Church Appeals Dissolution Order to Top...

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2026/03/09

The religious group known as the Unification Church on Monday filed a special appeal to Japan's Supreme Court against a Tokyo High Court order to dissolve the group.

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00:13

Shogakukan Apologizes for Rehiring Artist with Sex...

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2026/03/09

Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. said Monday that it has apologized to a sex crime victim for using a male manga artist as an author for a new series under a different pseudonym despite knowing about his history of sexual assault.

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