NIPPON
 
The average income of Japanese lawmakers in 2024 stood at 25.13 million yen, almost unchanged from the previous year, both chambers of the Diet, Japan's parliament, said Monday.
The top earner among Diet members was Kenji Nakanishi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party with 662.45 milli...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition held a commemorative ceremony Sunday as the total number of visitors, including staff, reached 10 million at the Expo in Osaka.
"The number of customers is increasing more and more, at a faster pace than we thought," Secretary-Gene...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan successfully launched its 50th and final H2A liquid-fuel rocket from a southwestern Japan island on Sunday, drawing the curtain on the series' 24-year career in support of the country's space development program.
The H2A rocket, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday sounded cautious about expanding the ruling coalition between his Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito.
"A coalition should be formed after a certain level of agreement is reached on diplomacy, security and public finances," Ishiba said in...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A newly opened giant slide in southwestern Japan has been closed after four people sustained broken bones while using it, the local government said Friday.
The 30-meter slide at the top of Mt. Sarakura in Kitakyushu, a popular nightscape spot, opened to the public on April 25, but a ...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Tohoku Shinkansen line was suspended after a bullet train collided with a bear while traveling in Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday afternoon.
According to East Japan Railway Co., the train that collided with the bear was Hayabusa No. 25, which was bound for Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto from...

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NHK
 
 
 
Much of Japan was gripped by sweltering heat on Saturday, with temperatures soaring to 35 degrees Celsius or higher especially in western parts of the country.
 
The hot weather is expected to continue on Sunday, prompting warnings of heatstroke.
 
The Meteorological Agency says a high ...

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OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY
 
This strategic move is in response to Japan's increasing reliance on LNG as a critical energy source.
apan’s gas distributor, Tokyo Gas, is currently in discussions with several US liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers to finalise a long-term purchase agreement, reported Blo...

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BBC
 
Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment.
The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer", had shocked the country and triggered debate over how suicide was discussed online.
S...

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NIPPON
 
SoftBank Corp. has announced a plan to launch high-altitude platform station-based pre-commercial telecommunications services in Japan in 2026.
Service areas and the number of users will be limited in the operations, the major Japanese mobile phone carrier said Thursday. SoftBank aims to...

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