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00:13

Daiwa to Acquire Orix Bank for 370 B. Yen

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2026/04/27

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Monday that it will acquire Orix Bank, a fully owned unit of major Japanese financial service provider Orix Corp., in a deal worth 370 billion yen.

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00:11

Tokyo Gas to Carry Out 1st Rate Hike in 46 Years

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2026/04/27

Tokyo Gas Co. said Monday that it will raise its basic gas rate for households by 150 yen starting with October use, partly in the face of rising labor costs.

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00:09

Japan Begins Debates on Revision of 3 Key Security...

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2026/04/27

The Japanese government on Monday launched discussions on the revision of its three key security-related documents scheduled for the end of this year.

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00:12

Nissan Foreseeing 50-B.-Yen Operating Profit for FY 2025

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2026/04/27

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that it has revised its consolidated operating balance projection for the fiscal year that ended in March to 50 billion yen in profit from 60 billion yen in loss.

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00:09

S. Korean Ambassador Seeks to Enhance Security Ties...

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2026/04/27

South Korea's Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk on Monday emphasized the need for stable security cooperation between the two East Asian neighbors.

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00:18

Japanese Medical Tourists to S. Korea Rank 2nd in 2025

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2026/04/27

Foreign medical tourists to South Korea, including for esthetic treatment, surged 71.9pctin 2025 from the previous year to some 2.01 million, an all-time high, with Japanese ranking second after Chinese, the South Korean government has said.

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00:11

Yen's Power Weakens to Uncharted Territory

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2026/04/27

The yen's real effective exchange rate, an indicator of Japan's international competitiveness, has plunged to historically low levels, bringing about soaring import prices in the country.

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00:16

Quake Advisory Lifted 1 Week after Major Temblor off...

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2026/04/27

The Japan Meteorological Agency and the Cabinet Office on Monday lifted a special advisory on a possible subsequent earthquake off the northern prefecture of Hokkaido or the Sanriku northeastern region following last week's 7.7-magnitude quake off Sanriku.

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00:13

Japan Reviews Dual Pricing for Tourist Sites

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2026/04/27

Experts commissioned by the Japan Tourism Agency met on Monday to launch a review of dual pricing for tourist sites, in which charges for nonresidents, including inbound tourists, are set higher than those for residents.

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00:14

Japan PM Takaichi Sees No Need for Extra Budget

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2026/04/27

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that she currently sees no need for the government to compile a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to implement economic measures in response to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.

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00:18

Toyota's Global Vehicle Sales Hit Record High in...

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2026/04/27

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that its parent-only global vehicle sales reached a record high in fiscal 2025, thanks to the popularity of its hybrid vehicles, especially in the North American market, despite higher tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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00:15

Hibakusha Call for Nuclear Weapons Abolition in N.Y.

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2026/04/27

Hibakusha, the survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, called for the abolition of nuclear weapons in a demonstration in New York on Sunday, yelling "No more Hiroshima, No more Nagasaki."

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00:11

Japan to Tighten Drug Sales Regulations to Prevent...

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2026/04/27

The Japanese government will tighten regulations on the sale of certain over-the-counter drugs in May as part of efforts to prevent overdoses that have been spreading in the country mainly among young women.

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00:10

Iwate Wildfires Spread to 1,370 Hectares

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2026/04/27

Wildfires in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate continued to spread, scorching about 1,370 hectares by 6 a.m. Sunday.

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00:12

Strong Quake Hits Hokkaido in Northern Japan

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2026/04/26

A strong earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, rocked the Tokachi region in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Monday morning.

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00:11

FOCUS: Okinawa Gov. Tamaki Faces Wavering Support in...

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2026/04/26

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki faces wavering support ahead of the Sept. 13 gubernatorial election due to changes in the political landscape as a result of the February general election.

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00:11

Denso Mulls Withdrawing Acquisition Offer for...

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2026/04/26

Major Japanese auto parts supplier Denso Corp. is considering withdrawing its acquisition proposal for major Japanese chipmaker Rohm Co., informed sources have said.

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00:11

PM Takaichi Slams Shooting at White House...

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2026/04/26

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner held at a hotel in Washington on Saturday, attended by President Donald Trump.

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00:12

Minister Inspects Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Plant in Japan

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2026/04/26

Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa has visited Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.

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00:11

Man Arrested over 2018 Murder Case in Tokyo's...

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2026/04/25

Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of killing a then-29-year-old woman in an apartment in Tokyo's Roppongi district in 2018.

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