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10 Pct of Japan Workers Want to Work Longer: Govt Survey

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2026/03/05

A Japanese labor ministry survey showed Thursday that 10.5pctof workers in the country want to work longer hours, including 0.5pctwho hope to work beyond the monthly overtime ceiling of 80 hours.

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00:15

Online Ads Top 50 Pct of Annual Ad Spending in Japan...

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2026/03/05

Total spending on advertisements in Japan in 2025 marked a record high for the fourth straight year, with the share of online ads topping 50pctfor the first time, a survey by major advertising agency Dentsu Inc. showed Thursday.

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00:13

Japan Prepares to Send SDF Aircraft to Middle East...

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2026/03/05

Japan's Defense Ministry is stepping up preparations to send Self-Defense Forces aircraft to evacuate Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

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00:11

Japan Raises Travel Alert for 6 Countries in Middle East

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2026/03/05

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday raised its travel alert for six countries in the Middle East, in response to the worsening situation in the region following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

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00:14

3,827 Teacher Positions Unfilled across Japan: 2025...

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2026/03/05

The number of teacher positions unfilled at publicly run elementary, junior high, high and other schools across Japan came to 3,827 as of May 1, 2025, an education ministry survey showed Thursday.

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00:08

Subaru to Launch New Electric SUV Trailseeker in April

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2026/03/05

Japan's Subaru Corp. said Thursday that it will launch the Trailseeker electric SUV in the domestic market April 9.

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00:13

Honda to Sell 2 U.S.-Built Models in Japan

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2026/03/05

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will sell two U.S.-built models in Japan starting in the second half of this year, a move that could help narrow the United States' trade deficit with Japan as Washington criticizes the gap.

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00:12

Woman Indicted in 1999 Fatal Stabbing in Central Japan

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2026/03/05

Public prosecutors on Thursday indicted a 69-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing a housewife in Nagoya in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi more than a quarter century ago.

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00:09

15 Years On: Orphans Need to Share Family Loss...

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2026/03/05

Disaster orphans need a supportive environment where they can share their experience of losing family members with others, a Japanese survey has found.

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00:09

Tokyo Stocks Rebound as Middle East Worries Ease

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2026/03/05

Tokyo stocks rebounded on Thursday after three days of hefty losses, as concerns about the situation in the Middle East eased for now.

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00:11

Japan Urges UAE to Maintain Stable Oil Supply

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2026/03/05

Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday urged the United Arab Emirates to maintain a stable oil supply even amid disruptions caused by Iranian attacks.

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00:15

Another Raid Conducted in Gas Oil Cartel Probe

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2026/03/05

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Fair Trade Commission searched Eneos Wing Corp.'s Tokyo branch on Thursday, the second straight day of raids in a probe into an alleged cartel fixing prices of gas oil sold to businesses.

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00:14

DPFP to Join National Council on Social Security

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2026/03/05

Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki said Thursday that the opposition party will now join the National Council on Social Security, which is considering the details of a proposed zero consumption tax rate for food products.

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00:18

Metalworkers' Unions Demand Pay-Scale Hike of...

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2026/03/05

An umbrella organization for labor unions in the automotive, electronics and three other industries in Japan said that as of Monday, member unions were demanding an average monthly pay-scale increase of 14,638 yen per month in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management wage negotiations.

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00:09

13 Japanese Detained near Jakarta for Suspected Fraud

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2026/03/05

Indonesian immigration authorities arrested 13 Japanese nationals after uncovering a fraud base in Bogor in West Java, near Jakarta.

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00:08

Former Upper House Lawmaker Kohei Otsuka Dies at 66

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2026/03/05

Kohei Otsuka, a former member of Japan's House of Councillors, died of heart failure on Monday. He was 66.

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00:14

Japan Researchers Uncover Mechanism behind Beni Koji...

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2026/03/05

A Japanese research team has uncovered a part of the mechanism by which a substance found in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s supplements containing "beni koji," or red fermented rice, triggered kidney damage, it was learned Thursday.

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00:11

Kairos No. 3 Rocket Launch Unsuccessful

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2026/03/05

The launch of Japanese startup Space One Co.'s Kairos No. 3 small rocket ended in failure on Thursday morning, following the unsuccessful launches of the No. 1 and No. 2 rockets.

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00:14

FOCUS: Why "Female" Voices Dominate...

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2026/03/05

Automated voice guidance in devices such as water heaters and car navigation systems has become an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, yet few people may have stopped to consider why such services almost always use "female" voices.

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00:11

INTERVIEW: Justice Min. Notes Need to Review...

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2026/03/05

Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said in a recent interview that the government must review policies related to foreign nationals amid a surge in the number of foreigners in the country.

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