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00:10

Meitetsu Department Store Closes in Nagoya after...

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2026/02/28

The main store of Meitetsu Department Store Co., a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday.

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00:11

Resona Bank's Chida to Be Promoted to Pres.

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2026/02/28

Japan's Resona Holdings Inc. has said that Kazuhiro Chida, managing executive officer at core subsidiary Resona Bank, will become president of the bank effective April 1.

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00:12

Japan to Prepare for Any Risks over Strikes on Iran:...

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2026/02/28

The Japanese government will prepare for any risks so it can take all possible measures after the U.S. and Israeli forces began military strikes against Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday.

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00:13

Japan Govt, Ruling Bloc Adamant in Passing Budget...

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2026/02/28

The Japanese government and ruling parties remain adamant in passing the draft fiscal 2026 budget by the end of the current year through March, as deliberations continue in the House of Representatives Budget Committee.

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00:08

More Workplaces in Japan Stocking Sanitary Napkins

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2026/02/28

Workplaces across Japan are starting to stock sanitary napkins, like toilet paper, to help women work with a greater sense of ease.

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00:08

France's Macron Planning Official Visit to Japan...

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2026/02/28

French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to make an official visit to Japan in early April, a French government official said Friday.

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00:13

OpenAI to Get 110-B.-Dlr Investment from SoftBank...

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2026/02/28

U.S. artificial intelligence developer OpenAI said Friday that it has secured 110 billion dollars in new investment, including 30 billion dollars from Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group Corp.

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00:10

Japan Women's Soccer Team Scraps White Shorts...

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2026/02/28

The Japanese women's national soccer team, known as Nadeshiko Japan, scrapped white shorts from its uniform in response to players' concerns over period anxiety.

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00:12

LDP OKs Plan to Boost Settlement on 6 More Border...

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2026/02/27

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday broadly approved a draft bill to add six islands to the country's list of inhabited border islands eligible for state aid to promote settlement.

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00:16

Ousted Ito Mayor Referred to Prosecutors

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2026/02/27

Maki Takubo, former mayor of the central Japan city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly violating the local autonomy law over a scandal concerning her academic background, investigative sources said Friday.

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00:12

Japan's Emperor to Attend WBC Game against...

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2026/02/27

Japan's Emperor Naruhito will attend the Japan-Australia game in the first round of the World Baseball Classic to be played at Tokyo Dome on March 8, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.

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00:12

8 Japanese Regional Banks to Support Auto Parts...

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2026/02/27

Eight Japanese regional banks on Friday concluded an agreement to cooperate on supporting the automotive industry in a bid to help their client auto parts makers maintain and strengthen supply chains.

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00:14

OpenAI Reports Chinese Official Tried to Attack Takaichi

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2026/02/27

A Chinese law enforcement official attempted to abuse ChatGPT to influence public opinion and attack Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI has said in a report.

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00:08

Japan to Use ODA for Economic Security

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2026/02/27

The Japanese government plans to use its official development assistance to enhance economic security, a draft proposal showed Friday.

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00:11

LDP, JIP to Allow Multiple Secondary Capitals in Japan

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2026/02/27

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Friday agreed to allow the establishment of secondary capitals in multiple regions.

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00:15

PM Remark on Lineage Rule Not about Imperial...

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2026/02/27

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary remark Friday on an expert panel report proposing paternal-line eligibility was not made in reference to the issue of Imperial succession, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the same day.

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00:14

Frozen Green Soybeans Subject to Recall in Japan over...

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2026/02/27

A total of 33,576 bags of frozen "edamame" green soybeans are subject to recall in Japan as pesticide exceeding the safety standard was detected, food maker Nissui Corp. said Friday.

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00:10

Japan Govt OKs Bill to Make High School Tuition Free

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2026/02/27

The Japanese government on Friday adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a bill to revise legislation to make high school tuition effectively free starting in the year from April.

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00:09

Rapidus Gets 267.6 B. Yen in Public, Private Funds

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2026/02/27

The Japanese government said Friday that the public and private sectors have invested 267.6 billion yen in Rapidus Corp.

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00:09

Japan's Space One to Launch Kairos No. 3 Rocket...

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2026/02/27

Japan's Space One Co. said Friday that it will launch the No. 3 unit of its Kairos small rocket carrying artificial satellites on Sunday morning.

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