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00:09

Man Arrested for Murdering Japanese Chef in Vancouver

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2024/06/12

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Japanese chef Wataru Kakiuchi in Vancouver, local police said Wednesday.

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00:16

More Siberia Wildfires May Lead to More Damage in...

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2024/06/12

A sharp increase in wildfires in Russia's Siberia region may cause a substantial number of deaths in Japan and China from air pollution, as well as hefty economic losses in the two neighboring countries, according to a simulation run by a Japanese team of researchers.

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00:06

Baseball Likely Arrived in Japan in 1871, Earlier...

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2024/06/12

After more than a century, the story of the arrival of baseball in Japan is about to be revised.

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00:13

Japan Eyes Int'l Meeting on Mine Removal in Ukraine

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2024/06/12

Japan is considering hosting an international conference in autumn 2025 on mine removal and other measures for the reconstruction of Ukraine, which is fighting Russia's military aggression, government sources said Wednesday.

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00:10

Ishin Decides Not to Field Tokyo Governor Candidate

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2024/06/12

Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 decided on Wednesday not to field its own candidate in the July 7 Tokyo gubernatorial election.

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00:11

ICC Looks to Set Up Asian Regional Hub Office in Tokyo

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2024/06/12

The International Criminal Court is considering establishing an Asian regional hub office in Tokyo, President Tomoko Akane told a press conference in the Japanese capital Wednesday.

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00:13

Japan NISA Accounts Surge by 1.86 Million

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2024/06/12

The number of accounts for the NISA tax exemption program for small-lot investors as of the end of March increased by 1.86 million from three months before, the Financial Services Agency said Wednesday.

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00:12

Leukemia Drug Curbs ALS Progression in Clinical Trial

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2024/06/12

A leukemia drug has curbed the progression of neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in over half of patients in a clinical trial in Japan, a research team said Wednesday.

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00:11

Falsified Inspection Records Found at Japan Nuclear...

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2024/06/12

Japan Nuclear Fuel Development Co., which conducts research and development on nuclear fuel, has falsified inspection records at its facilities over a long period, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan to Put Off Agreement on Imperial Family Measures

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2024/06/12

Japan's ruling and opposition parties are unlikely to reach an agreement during the current parliamentary session over measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, sources said Wednesday.

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00:11

Rakugo Storyteller Katsura Zakoba Dies at 76

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2024/06/12

Popular rakugo storyteller Katsura Zakoba died of asthma on Wednesday at his home in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. He was 76.

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00:11

Japan City Helping Foreign Children to Study at Schools

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2024/06/12

An industrial city in central Japan is working to help children from overseas to study at school and learn the Japanese language, as such kids increase along with foreign workers in the country.

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00:18

Free School Lunches Offered in 40 Pct of Japanese...

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2024/06/12

An education ministry survey showed Wednesday that 43pctof Japanese municipalities as of fiscal 2023 had offered free school lunches or had planned to do so by the March 2024 end of the fiscal year, mainly to help child-rearing households reduce their financial burdens.

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00:11

Kishida Leaves for Italy to Attend G-7 Summit

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2024/06/12

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for Puglia, southern Italy, on Wednesday afternoon to attend a three-day summit of the Group of Seven major countries starting Thursday.

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00:12

Japan Beer, Quasi-Beer Sales Up for 2 Months in Row

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2024/06/12

Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan in May increased 1pctby volume from a year earlier, up for the second consecutive month, data from four major brewers showed Wednesday.

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00:09

Tokyo Gov. Koike Announces Bid for 3rd Term

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2024/06/12

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced Wednesday that she will run in the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital for a third term.

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00:18

Kishida, Other Japanese Party Leaders to Hold Debate...

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2024/06/12

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday agreed that political party leaders will hold a parliamentary debate session on June 19, the first such talks since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took office in October 2021.

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00:07

Japan Diet OKs Bill to Promote Smartphone App...

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2024/06/12

The Diet, Japan's parliament, passed into law on Wednesday a bill to promote competition over smartphone apps.

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00:09

2 Women Held for Allegedly Killing High School Girl...

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2024/06/12

Japanese police on Wednesday arrested two women on suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old high school girl in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.

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00:14

Japan Producer Prices Hit Record High in May

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2024/06/12

Producer prices in Japan grew 2.4pctfrom a year before in May to hit the highest level on record, mainly because materials and energy prices stayed high due to the yen's weakening, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.

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