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Tokyo Police Arrest Head of Resignation Assistance Firm
Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police on Tuesday arrested the head of Albatross Co., the prov...
February 3, 2026
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Takaichi Cancels TV Debate Due to Hand Injury
TOKYO (Jiji Press) —Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi canceled her appearance in a television debate ...
February 1, 2026
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Japan, South Korea Defense Chiefs Agree on Mutual Visits
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa (Jiji Press) — Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean...
January 31, 2026
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Japan Sees Record 42.43 Million Foreign Entrants in 2025
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreigners entering Japan rose 15.4% from the previous year to...
January 31, 2026
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Japan Government Data Confirms No Forex Intervention in January
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Finance Ministry data confirmed Friday that there had been no forei...
January 31, 2026
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Japanese Actress Ryoko Yonekura Not Indicted over Drug Case
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors have stopped short of indicting Japanese actress Ryoko Yo...
January 31, 2026
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Foreign Workers in Japan Hit Record 2.57 Million.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of October 2025 jumped ...
January 30, 2026
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North Korea Possibly Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles
Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—North Korea launched what were possibly two ballistic missiles on Tue...
January 27, 2026
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“Shunto” Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan
Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade U...
January 27, 2026
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Prudential Life Expected to Face Inspection over Fraud
Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to inspect Prudential Life In...
January 27, 2026
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Tokyo Police Arrest Head of Major Sex Worker Scouting Group
Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police have arrested the 40-year-old leader of Natural, one of ...
January 27, 2026
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Okinawa Teacher Died in U.S. Military Chopper Wind Accident
Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—A Japanese teacher has died after being struck by wind ...
January 27, 2026
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TEPCO to Cut ¥3.1 Trillion in Costs over 10 Years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Monday approved Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc...
January 26, 2026
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Chubu Electric HQ Probe Starts over N-Plant Data Fraud
Nagoya (Jiji Press) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on Monday began an on-site inspectio...
January 26, 2026
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Nikkei Briefly Plunges over 1,000 Points on Yen’s Rise
Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly tumbled more than ...
January 26, 2026
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