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Japan’s Emperor Emeritus turns 92, spends peaceful days despite heart illness

Birthday celebrations for the Emperor Emeritus are to be held in a simple fashion, similar to last year.

  • Published: December 24, 20259:50 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Japan Fair Trade Commission to launch investigation into use of news articles by AI-powered search engines

The investigation will target providers of AI-powered search engines, including U.S.-based companies Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and startup Perplexity AI Inc., as well as…

  • Published: December 24, 20259:23 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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70% of school institutions in Japan did not check sex offence database when hiring teachers

The database is operated by the central government to enable school corporations to become aware of any past acts of sexual violence when newly employing teachers or school…

  • Published: December 24, 20258:10 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Apple growers in Japan’s Aomori turn to peaches amid rising temperatures

High temperatures can damage apples, which might become discolored or develop flushed areas on the skin. Trying to prevent this became such a burden on Ono that he replaced some…

  • Published: December 23, 20251:54 pm
  • Author Hikari Yadaka
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Bangladesh, Japan finalise draft EPA

Bangladeshi Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu endorsed the draft during a phone conversation. The declaration was later announced in…

  • Published: December 23, 20251:49 pm
  • Author The Daily Star
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Poll finds high approval rating for Japan PM Takaichi’s economic measures

The approval rate appears to be supported by the economic measures put forward by the government, as well as the supplementary budget for fiscal 2025, which funds the general…

  • Published: December 23, 20258:36 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Hong Kong police detain 15 in robbery case involving theft of ¥1 billion

Police said the stolen cash has not been recovered.

  • Published: December 23, 20258:00 am
  • Author Nobuha Endo
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US Secretary of State Rubio seeks to balance relations with Japan, China

US Secretary of State Rubio also emphasised the need for the United States and China to balance tensions and cooperation. He further added, “Because I think if there’s a…

  • Published: December 22, 20252:20 pm
  • Author Takayuki Fuchigami
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Japanese lawmakers support continued ban on sports betting

A suprapartisan group of Diet members held a meeting of its directors in the Diet Building, and they unanimously agreed to prevent the legalisation of sports betting in Japan. The…

  • Published: December 22, 20251:36 pm
  • Author Keita Kudo
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Popularity of piggy banks showcased at Japanese bank’s museum

The Amagasaki Shinkin Bank’s museum of money boxes from across the world in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture has a collection of about 25,000 items from 62 countries, including money…

  • Published: December 22, 202512:14 pm
  • Author Kenji Iwaasa

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