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00:12

9 of Japan's 10 Regional Power Utilities to...

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2026/01/29

Electricity bills for average households will rise by16-49 yen in the service areas of nine of Japan's 10 regional power utilities for February, according to their announcements Thursday.

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00:09

Retail Gold Prices Exceed 30,000 Yen per Gram for 1st...

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2026/01/29

Retail gold prices in Japan exceeded 30,000 yen per gram for the first time on Thursday, reflecting a rise in geopolitical risks.

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00:12

Japan Eyes Diamond Production Investment in U.S.

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2026/01/29

Japan is eyeing artificial diamond production as the first project under its 550-billion-dollar package of loans and investments that will be made in the United States, it was learned Thursday.

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00:15

TEPCO to Reset Start of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Commercial...

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2026/01/29

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will reconsider the start date for the commercial operation of the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, the plant's head, Takeyuki Inagaki, said Thursday.

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00:14

Japan Man Suspected of Involvement in Laos Child...

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2026/01/29

Tokyo police have arrested a 61-year-old man for allegedly registering a fake address to rent an internet server, with the suspect also believed to be involved in a blog suggesting child prostitution in Laos, it was learned Thursday.

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00:11

Takaichi Masks Unification Church's Ticket...

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2026/01/29

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is suspected of concealing the Unification Church's purchases of tickets for her fundraising parties, a weekly magazine reported Thursday.

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00:12

INTERVIEW: Japan Gas Leader Says Hard to Give Up...

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2026/01/29

It is difficult for Japan to give up Russian liquefied natural gas, despite stepped-up sanctions by the United States and Europe, Japan Gas Association leader Takashi Uchida has said.

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00:12

Sri Lankan Detainee's Death Could Have Been...

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2026/01/29

Sri Lankan detainee Wishma Sandamali's life could have been saved at three different times before she died at an immigration facility in Japan in 2021, a doctor said in a court hearing on Wednesday.

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00:13

140 Japanese Credit Cooperatives Hit by System Glitch

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2026/01/29

Some services at 140 "shinyo kumiai" credit cooperatives across Japan, including remittances, became temporarily unavailable Thursday due to a system failure, their central banking body said.

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00:10

Japan MOF Raises Economic View on Hokuriku, Okinawa

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2026/01/29

Japan's Ministry of Finance on Thursday upgraded its economic assessment for the Hokuriku and Okinawa regions while leaving its view on the remaining nine regions unchanged.

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00:13

Toyota Tops Global Auto Sales for 6th Straight Year

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2026/01/29

The Toyota Motor Corp. group took the top spot in global vehicle sales for the sixth consecutive year in 2025, thanks chiefly to the popularity of its hybrid vehicles in North America, data showed Thursday.

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00:12

Canon to Promote Exec Ogawa to Pres., COO

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2026/01/29

Japanese imaging devices maker Canon Inc. said Thursday that it will promote Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa to president and chief operating officer, effective on March 27.

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00:14

Suicides in Japan Fall below 20,000 for 1st Time in 2025

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2026/01/29

The number of people who died by suicide in Japan in 2025 came to 19,097, standing below 20,000 for the first time since the statistics began in 1978, preliminary government data showed Thursday.

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00:17

Japan Private-Sector Rice Imports Jump 95-Fold in 2025

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2026/01/29

Japan's private-sector rice imports surged 95-fold in 2025 from the previous year to 96,834 tons as demand for foreign rice was strong despite high tariffs because of surging prices for domestically grown rice, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.

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00:16

Japan Box-Office Revenues Mark Record High in 2025

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2026/01/29

Box-office revenues in Japan soared 32.6pctfrom the previous year to mark a record high of 274,452 million yen, led by megahit Japanese films in 2025, an industry group has said.

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00:10

Japan Police Conduct 13 Undercover Probes into...

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2026/01/29

Japanese police conducted 13 undercover investigations into so-called dark part-time jobs through last month, National Police Agency sources said Thursday.

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00:11

Bessent Denies Yen-Buying Intervention by U.S.

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2026/01/29

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday denied that the United States is engaging in any dollar-selling, yen-buying intervention to guide the Japanese currency higher.

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00:09

Japan, Canada Sign Defense Equipment Transfer Pact

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2026/01/29

Japan and Canada have signed an agreement to allow the two countries to export defense equipment to each other, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

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00:15

Fuji TV Regains 80 Pct of Sponsors, 1 Year On

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2026/01/28

Fuji Television Network Inc. has regained about 80pctof its sponsors who suspended commercials in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal involving former TV star Masahiro Nakai, which led to the resignation of its president about a year ago.

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00:17

Nidec Admits Prioritizing Founder Nagamori's...

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2026/01/28

Japanese electronic device maker Nidec Corp. submitted a report on its alleged accounting irregularities to the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, admitting that its corporate culture prioritizing the intentions of its founder, Shigenobu Nagamori, had weakened its internal controls.

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