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Suspected Masterminds in Robberies in Tokyo Area...

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2025/12/05

Japanese police have arrested four men suspected of masterminding a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area, including a case that left a woman seriously injured in Chiba Prefecture in October last year.

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00:13

LDP Begins Mulling 2027 Income Tax Hike to Fund...

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2025/12/05

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday began discussions aimed at increasing the income tax rate in 2027 as part of efforts to secure financial resources for a hike in the country's defense spending.

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00:11

Parties to Int'l Treaty Officially Reject...

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2025/12/05

Parties to the Washington Convention to protect endangered species have officially rejected a proposal to tighten international eel trade regulations, based on a decision by a committee last week.

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00:16

Japan Household Spending Falls 3.0 Pct in Oct.

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2025/12/05

Household spending in Japan in October fell 3.0pctfrom a year before in inflation-adjusted real terms, the first drop in six months, reflecting sluggish expenditures on mobile phone services and automobiles, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:08

IMF Spokesperson Welcomes Japan's Draft Extra...

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2025/12/05

A spokesperson at the International Monetary Fund on Thursday commended Japan's draft supplementary budget for fiscal 2025.

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00:13

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to Resume MMF Sales

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2025/12/05

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. said Thursday that it plans to sell yen-denominated money management funds, an investment trust that mainly invests in short-term government bonds, starting next year.

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00:11

Japan Diet OKs Bill to Address Uneven Availability of...

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2025/12/05

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted Friday a bill aimed at addressing the uneven availability of doctors in the country and promoting digital transformation in the medical sector.

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00:15

Japan Envoy Sends U.N. Chief Another Letter over...

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2025/12/05

Japan's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres another letter challenging China's claim concerning recent remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on a possible Taiwan contingency.

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00:09

Japan to Enhance Oversight of Local Banks Backed by...

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2025/12/05

The Japanese government plans to strengthen the oversight of regional lenders that have received public funds, or taxpayer money, to improve their financial standings.

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00:11

Japan Parties Apart over Political Donation Reform Bills

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2025/12/04

Japan's ruling and opposition parties remained apart during Thursday's parliamentary deliberations on bills related to the reform of political donations from companies and other organizations.

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00:08

Tourism Industry Wary of Prolonged Impact of...

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2025/12/04

Japan's tourism industry is concerned that the current tensions between Japan and China over Taiwan could have a prolonged impact.

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00:13

Japan-S. Korea Summit Eyed in Nara in Jan.

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2025/12/04

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering holding talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in the western Japan prefecture of Nara in mid-January next year, a Japanese government source said Thursday.

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00:15

Japan Likely to Scrap Defense Equipment Export...

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2025/12/04

The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering scrapping as early as next spring a defense equipment transfer rule that limits exports to five types of defense equipment, such as rescue and transport gear, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:10

Oita City Declares Massive Fire Fully Contained on...

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2025/12/04

The massive fire in the city of Oita in southwestern Japan had been fully contained, the city government declared on Thursday, the 17th day of the disaster.

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00:15

Hokkaido Governor Inspects Tomari Nuclear Plant

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2025/12/04

Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Thursday inspected Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant, ahead of his final decision on whether to approve the planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at the plant in the northernmost Japan prefecture.

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00:11

Japan, Vietnam Vow to Deepen Security Cooperation

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2025/12/04

Senior foreign and defense officials of Japan and Vietnam on Thursday agreed to flesh out cooperation in the field of security to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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00:12

INTERVIEW: Aozora Bank Eyes Stronger Ties with...

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2025/12/04

Aozora Bank plans to strengthen cooperation with regional banks, such as on syndicated loans, to expand its investment banking business, its president, Hideto Oomi, said in a recent interview.

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00:14

Japan Mulls Heavier Auto Tax on Luxury EVs

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2025/12/04

Japan's government and ruling coalition are considering introducing a system designed to increase the annual automobile tax according to the weight of electric vehicles, for which the minimum rate is currently applied, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:11

Abe Shooter Apologizes to Bereaved Family for 1st Time

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2025/12/04

Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with the 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, apologized to the bereaved family for the first time at Nara District Court on Thursday.

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00:18

INTERVIEW: Bain Hints at Acquisitions to Boost York...

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2025/12/04

Bain Capital is "actively discussing" possible business acquisitions to boost the corporate value of York Holdings Co., which the U.S. investment firm acquired from Seven & i Holdings Co. in September, Naofumi Nishi, a partner of Bain Capital, said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.

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