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00:10

Yasukuni Shrine Ends Spring Festival with No Visit by...

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2026/04/23

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not visit Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine during its three-day spring festival, which ended Thursday.

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00:15

Japan Ethylene Facility Operation Rate Hits Record...

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2026/04/23

The operation rate of ethylene production facilities in Japan fell 7.1 percentage points from the previous month to a record low of 68.6pctin March, the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association said Thursday.

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00:13

Gender Equality Perception Gap Found in Japan News...

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2026/04/23

There is a wide gender gap in perceptions of workplace equality among male and female workers at newspapers and press agencies, a survey by the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association showed Thursday.

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00:12

Oil Leak Found at Tokyo Theme Park Ride during Fatal...

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2026/04/23

Tokyo police have found an oil leak in the hydraulic system of an attraction of an amusement park in the Japanese capital where a fatal accident occurred on Tuesday, investigative sources said Thursday.

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00:13

Forest Fires Continue in Northeastern Japan Town

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2026/04/23

Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, according to the town government.

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00:15

Victims Remembered 4 Years after Hokkaido Tour Boat...

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2026/04/23

Bereaved families and others mourned the victims of the 2022 sightseeing tour boat sinking in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Thursday, the fourth anniversary of the accident, which killed 20 people on board and left six others missing.

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00:11

Multilingual Alerts, Pictograms Proposed after...

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2026/04/23

A Japanese transport ministry affiliate on Thursday proposed the introduction of multi-language warnings and pictograms, after a foreign tourist was hit and killed by a train last August.

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00:11

Japan's Takaichi Asks Saudi Arabia for Increased...

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2026/04/23

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for cooperation for increased oil supply to her country in a call on Thursday.

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00:11

LDP Proposes Dispatch of Minesweepers to Strait of...

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2026/04/23

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday that it will propose the country dispatch minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz once a formal ceasefire is reached in the war in Iran.

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00:12

LDP Seeks 1-Year Lawmaker Term Extension in Emergency...

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2026/04/23

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called for allowing the terms of lawmakers to be extended for about a year under a proposed emergency clause as part of efforts to revise the Constitution.

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00:12

Japan Govt Advises Asian Fund Not to Buy Makino...

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2026/04/23

Asian investment fund MBK Partners said Thursday it has been advised by Japan's government to cancel its planned tender offer for Makino Milling Machine Co. under the country's foreign exchange law.

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00:16

Fewer People Accused in Japan over Host Clubs in 2025

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2026/04/23

Japanese police took action against 143 people over malicious practices involving "host clubs," where male companions entertain women, in 2025, a decrease of 64 from the previous year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.

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00:10

Japan Lower House OKs Intelligence Council Bill

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2026/04/23

Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to establish a national intelligence council designed to strengthen the government's intelligence capabilities.

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00:15

Arrests Hit Record High in Japan over Online Gambling

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2026/04/23

Japanese police arrested or took other enforcement actions against 317 people for their suspected involvement in online gambling in 2025, highest on record since 2018, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.

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00:09

Japan Ministry Seeks Talks on Social Media Age...

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2026/04/23

Japan's internal affairs ministry has asked a panel of experts to discuss whether the country should introduce age restrictions for social media use.

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00:10

Japanese Accused of Adding Chemicals to...

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2026/04/23

A district attorney in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has indicted a Japanese researcher for adding chemicals to a co-worker's water bottle, according to U.S. media reports.

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00:15

Japan Govt Eyes Ban on Anti-Retrial Appeals...

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2026/04/23

Japan's Justice Ministry plans to ban prosecutors from appealing court orders to grant retrials "in principle" while allowing them to do so in cases where there are sufficient grounds to overturn such orders as exceptions, government and ruling bloc officials have said.

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00:14

False Info Spreads on Social Media after Japan Quake

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2026/04/23

False information, including claims of an "artificial earthquake," has spread on social media following a quake on Monday that registered up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, in northeastern Japan.

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00:10

3 Nonlife Insurers Fraudulently Take Out Info from...

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2026/04/23

Employees on loan to Toyota Motor Corp. from three major Japanese nonlife insurance companies have taken out information from the automaker without permission, it was learned.

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00:11

China Conducts Military Drills in Western Pacific

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2026/04/23

A flotilla of Chinese warships has conducted naval drills in the western Pacific, apparently in a move countering a Japanese destroyer's recent passage through the Taiwan Strait.

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