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(睡眠用)英語で国内ニュース2026年5月12日(火) · 英語で国内ニュース

• 0:08
  Environment Minister Ishihara apologized for insufficient
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  words regarding welfare services for Minamata disease patients.
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  He promised. To discuss requests with the
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  mayor, but later explained his comment by saying patients were
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  in front of him. Patients protested.
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  Ishihara apologized for his language, affirming he conveyed
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  the promise. He also denied an official's
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  alleged remark about patients being blessed.
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  In an accident on the Benetzu. Expressway where?
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  21 high school students were injured or killed in a microbus.
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  It was revealed. That a student filmed a.
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  Video Just. Before the crash.
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  The students were from Niigata Prefecture, traveling for a
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  club. Activity Police.
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  Aren't now investigating the driving conditions based on this
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  new evidence. U.S. media reports that
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  President Trump discussed future response options with his
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  national security team. This comes as the president
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  views the Iran situation as being on the verge of a
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  ceasefire collapsing. The discussions aim to address
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  the ongoing tensions in the region.
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  U.S., Treasury Secretary. Besant, visiting Japan, met with
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  Prime Minister. Takaichi.
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  And Finance Minister Katayama on May. 12th These discussions
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  precede AUS. China Summit.
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  Scheduled for later. This week in China, the
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  meetings. Likely focused.
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  On Economic Cooperation and preparing for the upcoming high
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  level. Talks.
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  The House of Representatives Constitutional Review Committee
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  received a draft proposal for emergency clauses focusing on
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  maintaining parliamentary functions during crises.
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  Both ruling and opposition parties will discuss this
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  proposal on May 14th. The aim is to reach a consensus
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  on these vital constitutional provisions.
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  Snack maker Kalbie plans to change 14.
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  Product packages to. Black and white citing unstable
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  printing ink procurement due to the Middle East situation.
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  The government will hold a hearing with Kalbie to
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  understand this. Deputy Chief Cabinet.
• 2:22
  Secretary Sato said. Japan has sufficient ink
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  materials but wants to grasp the company's specific challenges.
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  The number of unclaimed bodies is increasing, nearly doubling
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  in five Chiba Prefecture cities over 4 years.
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  This burdens local governments with cremation and managing
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  remains and belongings. Public expenses are rising, with
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  some cities spending 10s of millions of yen.
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  This trend is largely attributed to the growing number of single
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  elderly households. The World Health.
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  Organization WHO announced 7 confirmed hantavirus cases
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  linked to. A cruise ship.
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  This follows a. French passenger testing.
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  Positive. The Who?
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  Recommends a. 42 day. Quarantine for all crew and
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  passengers from the vessel. Due to the suspected outbreak.
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  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hinted at a possible rest day
• 3:20
  from hitting for Shohei Otani on May 13th or 14th.
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  Otani has struggled, going hitless in two games and without
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  a home run in 11. Roberts noted Otani's not good
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  mindset, swinging aggressively. Otani is scheduled to pitch on
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  May 13th. After the ban.
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  ETSU Expressway. Microbus.
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  Accident. Ibaraki's prefectural board of.
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  Education banned White Bus. Use for all. 770.
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  Public schools white buses are private vehicles illegally.
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  Offering paid transport like the one in the.
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  Accident the board. Emphasized the high risk and.
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  Illegality of such services. Environment Minister Ishihara
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  apologized for his lack of words about Minamata disease patients
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  welfare. He told them he would speak to
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  the mayor but later said he spoke that way because patients
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  were in front of me. Patients protested.
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  Minister Ishihara reiterated his apology for the phrasing,
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  denying a ministry officials alleged insensitive comment.
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  Before a club bus. Accident on the.
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  Banetsu Expressway A. Student sent AI might die
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  message to a parent feeling unsafe.
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  Due to. The driver's actions.
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  The 68 year old driver was arrested.
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  Police are now investigating a video filmed by the student
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  just. Before the crash this video.
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  Could be important evidence of the driving conditions.
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  The Osaka High Court ruled that requiring gender entries in
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  family registers goes against the spirit of Article 14 of the
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  Constitution ensuring equality under the law.
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  This was in response to a non binary individual seeking to
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  correct their family register which listed them as eldest
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  daughter. Bear sightings in Japan reached
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  a record. High of over. 50,000 cases in
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  fiscal year 2025, increasing 2.5 times from the prior year.
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  The Environment ministry. Attributes this to a.
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  Poor acorn harvest. A key food source.
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  Akita Prefecture. Had the most.
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  Sightings. The total number of.
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  Captured bears also hit a record high.
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  A 16 year old boy has been arrested for allegedly spraying
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  a substance inside AJR Tokaido Line train.
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  The incident occurred on May 10th at Yokohama station,
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  disrupting train services. Police are investigating the
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  details of the spray and the extent of the disruption caused
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  by the boy's actions. The Japan Red Cross National
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  Convention was held in Tokyo on May 12th.
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  Empress Misako, who is the. Honorary.
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  President attended. Other female Imperial family
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  members, including Princess. Kiko were also.
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  Present at the event in Shibuya, the convention gathered members
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  from across Japan. The Osaka High Court again
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  acquitted Koji Nakata, 67, leader of the Yamakangumi gang,
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  in his second trial. He faced charges for the 2019
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  shooting of a Yamaguchi Gumi member.
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  The court found surveillance footage too unclear to
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  definitively identify him as the culprit.
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  Prosecutors had sought 20 years in prison.
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  A. Study by the.
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  University of Tokyo. Suggests multiple active faults
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  off Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture likely.
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  Caused the tsunami during the Nodo Peninsula.
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  Earthquake two years. Ago researchers.
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  Found that the seabed around these fault zones.
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  Uplifted by. 10s of meters. The House of Representatives
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  Constitutional Review Council discussed a draft emergency
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  clause prepared by its Legislative Bureau.
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  This proposal includes ways to maintain parliamentary functions
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  during emergencies. Ruling and opposition parties
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  have agreed to further debate this draft on May 14th.
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  Reconstruction Minister Makino emphasized that establishing a
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  disaster prevention agency would improve evacuation environments
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  nationwide. He stated it would serve.
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  As a. Central Command for Disaster
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  Response ruling and opposition parties have.
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  Agreed to. Hold a committee vote on the
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  bill. To establish this.
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  Agency on May 14th to give a business condemn on useless
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  kalbi. Plans to use black and white
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  packaging for some potato chips due to unstable printing ink
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  supply affected by NAFTA shortages from Middle East
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  tensions. On May 12th, the government
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  announced it would hold hearings with related companies.
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  Officials stated no immediate supply issues are reported, but
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  they are working to understand the situation.
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  Major developers are warning new condominium buyers of potential
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  handover delays. This includes city.
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  Center tower mansions due to concerns over construction
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  material shortages from the tense Middle East situation,
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  while no. Delays have occurred.
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  Yet uncertainty is growing. Mitsui Fudosan Residential has
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  already notified. Buyers of a large Tokyo tower.
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  Mansion. A bill to establish a disaster
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  prevention agency, the government's Disaster Response
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  Command Center, will be voted on by a House of Representatives
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  committee on May 14th. It is expected to pass Prime
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  Minister Sanay Takaichi will attend a debate before the vote.
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  The agency, led by the Prime Minister and a disaster
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  prevention minister, aims to launch in November.
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  Japan and the US confirmed cooperation on exchange rate
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  trends during a May 12 meeting between Finance Minister
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  Katayama and. U.S., Treasury Secretary.
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  Besent. They also warned.
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  Against China's export restrictions on critical
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  minerals and discussed international efforts to
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  strengthen mineral supply chains, Besent will.
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  Also visit. Prime Minister Sanay Takechi.
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  Opinions from the Bank of Japan's April meeting, released
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  May 12th, show some members support a rate hike in future
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  meetings despite Middle East uncertainty.
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  Citing rising inflation risks, they called for early rate hikes
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  unless the economy clearly slows. 1 Member, however,
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  advised caution due to potential oil supply disruptions and
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  economic impact. Asian investment fund MBK
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  Partners will acquire major aluminum can company Artamira
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  Holdings. The acquisition, valued at
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  hundreds of billions of yen, has received government approval
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  under the Foreign Exchange Act. This follows MBK's earlier
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  withdrawal from acquiring machine tool maker Makino
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  Milling Machine in. April after a.
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  Government recommendation to halt that deal.
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  Japan's long term interest rates have risen to 2.545%, reaching
• 10:44
  their highest level in 27 years and three months.
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  This increase is likely driven by growing concerns over
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  inflation and expectations of monetary policy adjustments by
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  the Bank of Japan. Financial markets are closely
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  monitoring these developments. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru
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  Kihara. Stated on May. 12th that anti
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  government demonstrations will not be investigated by the
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  proposed National Intelligence Council.
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  This came during a House of Counselors debate on the bill to
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  strengthen intelligence functions.
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  Opposition. Parties raised privacy.
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  Concerns. Kihara pledged the.
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  Government would report the council's.
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  Activities to. The diet.
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  Excluding sensitive information. The House of Representatives
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  Constitutional Review Committee will discuss a draft emergency
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  clause on May 14th. This proposal, created by the
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  Legislative Bureau, outlines maintaining parliamentary
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  functions during emergencies. Both ruling and opposition
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  parties have agreed to debate this framework.
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  This discussion is a significant step in ongoing constitutional
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  reform efforts. Financial Services Minister
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  Katayama announced a. Public.
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  Private. Working group.
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  Will be established. On May 14th.
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  The group will address. Growing concerns about new USAI
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  models posing risks to the financial system.
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  They will discuss. Strengthening security measures
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  and other countermeasures through collaboration between
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  the government and private sector.
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  Deva Sports and you saw with. A1 for two trade has been
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  announced in professional baseball.
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  Dina's main catcher Yuma Yamamoto will move to SoftBank.
• 12:39
  In return, Softbank's pitcher Shuto Ogata and infielder Tomoya
• 12:44
  Inouye will join Dina. Both clubs have officially
• 12:48
  confirmed this player exchange. Shohei Otani's home run drought
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  continues in the Dodgers May 11th game against the Giants,
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  Ohtani went zero for five, extending his.
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  Streak to 50. One consecutive.
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  At bats. Without a home.
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  Run. He missed a key opportunity in
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  the 6th inning and struck out in his.
• 13:08
  Final at bat. Showing a prolonged slump at the
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  plate. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts
• 13:15
  hinted at a possible rest day for Shohei Ohtani.
• 13:19
  After Ohtani went 045 on May 11th and extended his home run
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  drought to 11 games, Roberts noted his not good mindset.
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  He is considering resting Ohtani from batting in the May 13th or
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  14th game against the Giants. Rokie Sasaki.
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  Started for the. Dodgers against the Giants on
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  May 11th. He pitched 5 and 0 third
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  innings, allowing six hits and three runs, missing his second
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  win. Sasaki gave up a crucial go
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  ahead. Two run double in the 6th inning
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  showing a pained expression before being pulled from the
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  mound. Nippon Professional Baseball NPB
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  will now penalize dangerous swings effective May 12th.
• 14:05
  This decision follows an accident where an umpire was
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  injured by a released bat. Batters whose swings in danger
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  others will receive warnings or ejections.
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  The new rule was approved by the 12 Team Executive Committee.
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  Japan national team midfielder Kaoru Matoma sustained an injury
• 14:24
  in a May 9th league match, manager Hajime Moriasu said on
• 14:29
  May 10th. That while he.
• 14:30
  Hopes its minor staff indicated does not seem to be a minor
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  injury. This news precedes the.
• 14:37
  Upcoming World Cup squad announcement.
• 14:41
  Yokozuna Hoshiryu withdrew from the Summer Grand Sumo tournament
• 14:45
  on May 11th, Day 2, after suffering a right hamstring
• 14:50
  injury on day one. He needs two weeks of rest.
• 14:54
  With Ozeki Onosato also out from day one due to a left shoulder
• 14:58
  injury, the tournament will now proceed without any yokozuna.
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  Japan's men's and women's table tennis teams both won silver at
• 15:08
  the World Team Championships in London on May 10th, losing to
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  China in the finals. The women lost. 2:00 to 3:00.
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  Extending their 50. Five year title drought.
• 15:20
  The men lost. Zero to three.
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  Missing their first gold in 57 years.
• 15:27
  Women's ski jumper Yuki Ito will retire after the next season.
• 15:32
  Ito has had a long and distinguished career, competing
• 15:36
  in four consecutive Olympic Games and consistently
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  performing at the top of international competitions.
• 15:42
  Her affiliated company made the official announcement regarding
• 15:45
  her upcoming retirement. Takahiro Kitano, president of
• 15:50
  Japan's Bobsleigh Federation, apologized for discriminatory
• 15:54
  remarks against Koreans in a meeting on May 12th.
• 15:58
  He admitted the comments stating he lacked composure the
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  federation's website. Posted his apology reports also
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  suggest his. Past anti Korean sentiment and
• 16:09
  opposition to. A South Korea.
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  Expedition Suzette Koksai News This.
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  President Trump labeled the ceasefire with Iran extremely
• 16:23
  fragile on May 11th, warning it could end soon.
• 16:27
  He criticized Iran for not promising to abandon nuclear
• 16:31
  weapons in their response, calling it unacceptable.
• 16:34
  With the nuclear issue unresolved, military action is
• 16:38
  reportedly being considered, though likely not before his
• 16:41
  return from China. UK Prime Minister Starmer faced
• 16:46
  increased pressure on May 11th, with four ministerial aides
• 16:50
  resigning over 70. Ruling Labour Party M PS
• 16:53
  publicly demanded his resignation.
• 16:56
  Despite Starmer's vow to remain, party dissatisfaction persists
• 17:00
  after a major local election. Defeat He.
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  Argued a leadership. Contest would only.
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  Create chaos. President Trump's visit to China
• 17:10
  this week will include over a dozen top US business leaders.
• 17:15
  Elon Musk of Tesla, Tim Cook of Apple and Kelly Ortberg of
• 17:20
  Boeing are among those expected to accompany him.
• 17:24
  The delegation aims to secure new business deals and purchase
• 17:28
  agreements from China during the high level meetings.
• 17:33
  The. US Justice Department announced
• 17:35
  May 11th that California Mayor Eileen Wang was indicted for
• 17:39
  acting as a Chinese government agent.
• 17:42
  She admitted posting pro China articles denying Xinjiang
• 17:45
  atrocities on her news site. Under Chinese instruction.
• 17:50
  Wang accepted a plea deal and resigned as mayor.
• 17:53
  She became mayor in. February this year.
• 17:57
  Ukrainian media reported on May 11th that Andrei Yermak, former.
• 18:03
  Head of President. Zelensky's office is under
• 18:07
  investigation for money laundering.
• 18:09
  Yermak, once a close aide and shadow ruler, was dismissed due
• 18:14
  to corruption allegations. He is suspected of laundering
• 18:18
  approximately 460 million Hervinias linked to a luxury
• 18:23
  housing project near Kiev. U.S., Treasury Secretary.
• 18:28
  Besant, currently in Japan, held meetings on May 12 with Prime
• 18:33
  Minister Takaichi and Finance Minister Katayama.
• 18:37
  These discussions come ahead of the US China Summit scheduled.
• 18:40
  For later this. Week in China.
• 18:43
  The meetings. Likely focused.
• 18:44
  On Economic Cooperation and preparations for the upcoming
• 18:48
  high. Level talks.
• 18:50
  The World Health Organization announced 7 people are now
• 18:54
  infected with hantavirus from a suspected outbreak on a cruise
• 18:58
  ship after one French passenger tested positive.
• 19:03
  The Who recommends a 42 day quarantine for all crew and
• 19:08
  passengers from the vessel to prevent further spread of the
• 19:11
  virus. President Trump announced on May
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  11th he will. Discuss Taiwan arms sales with.
• 19:18
  Chinese President Xi Jinping during his Beijing summit.
• 19:23
  Trump. Arrives May. 13th for talks
• 19:25
  concerns exist about potential US concessions on Taiwan for
• 19:29
  economic. Deals Trump also.
• 19:32
  Plans to raise the. Release of.
• 19:34
  Hong Kong media founder Jimmy Lai.
• 19:38
  President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping
• 19:42
  from May 13 to 15. Their tariff war has been in a
• 19:46
  truce since last autumn. The summit is expected to extend
• 19:50
  this truce and discuss trade expansion.
• 19:53
  They will also likely discuss an artificial intelligence dialogue
• 19:57
  framework aiming to ease tensions.
• 20:01
  EU foreign ministers agreed to impose new sanctions on seven
• 20:05
  groups and individuals, including radical Jewish settler
• 20:10
  organizations. This decision comes amid ongoing
• 20:13
  violence in the Palestinian West Bank.
• 20:16
  The sanctions aim to address the escalating situation caused by
• 20:20
  the actions of these groups and individuals.
• 20:31
  Comedian Kuta Nakayama retracted his statement about being
• 20:35
  bullied by Savannah's Shigeo Takahashi and apologized for his
• 20:41
  past immature interactions. Comedian Nakayama Kinikun and
• 20:47
  actress Kasumi Arimura attended an event.
• 20:51
  Kinikun mistakenly called Arimura's sleeveless dress a
• 20:55
  tank top, leading to a wry smile after her correction.
• 21:00
  Arimura. Discussed her stoic.
• 21:02
  Work ethic Kinnikun, however. Is satisfied with.
• 21:06
  Yeah, and. Power for work.
• 21:08
  He aims to continue bodybuilding into his 70s and 80s.
• 21:13
  Actress Haruka ISA and comedian Daigo Chidori attended a preview
• 21:20
  for their film The Sheep in the Box, directed by Hiro Kazoo
• 21:25
  Koreida. It will compete at the 79th
• 21:29
  Cannes International Film Festival.
• 21:31
  Daigo, making his film debut, plans to attend Cannes.
• 21:36
  He jokingly expressed nervousness about offering
• 21:40
  Ayesay his hand on the red carpet.
• 21:43
  Lyon Corporation is comprehensively considering its
• 21:47
  response regarding commercials for Stoppa Diarrhea Medicine
• 21:51
  featuring comedian. Shigeo Takahashi.
• 21:54
  No CM. Broadcasts are currently.
• 21:57
  Planned Takahashi recently. Apologized for his.
• 22:01
  Immature interactions with Kuta Nakayama.
• 22:04
  He has been the product's CM. Character for over. 15 years.
• 22:09
  Singer-songwriter Mylet warned against malicious nuisance
• 22:13
  behaviour like stalking and tailing on her website.
• 22:17
  She stated these actions threaten her safety and public
• 22:21
  safety. Specific examples include
• 22:23
  waiting at public places, taking close seats on transport and
• 22:28
  tracking her residence or vehicles.
• 22:30
  Mylet indicated that confirmed incidents would lead to police
• 22:34
  reports and legal action. A new Beatles museum will open
• 22:39
  in London next year, announced by their copyright management
• 22:42
  company. It will be in the building where
• 22:45
  they recorded. Let it be.
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  And performed their. Last public concert.
• 22:49
  In 1969, named the. Beatles at 3 Savile Row.
• 22:54
  It will display. Memorabilia Paul McCartney
• 22:57
  expressed excitement for visitors.
• 23:00
  The Nara National Museum is exhibiting the national treasure
• 23:04
  Konshi Kinji Kyuo, a gold lettered sutra handwritten by
• 23:08
  Fujiwara no Mishinaga. This is its first display since
• 23:12
  a 2.5 year repair. Mishinaga buried these 15
• 23:16
  volumes in 1007. His postscript confirms his
• 23:20
  authorship. The repair clarified the burial
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  date as August 11th, 1007. Rakugo.
• 23:28
  Performer Shiraku Tatakawa. Who once engaged in direct
• 23:32
  negotiations with comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto has announced
• 23:36
  a new development. Popular YouTube Hikaru has
• 23:39
  reportedly. Expressed his strong desire to
• 23:42
  become Tatakawa's apprentice. A Tokyo court ruled high-priced
• 23:49
  snowman ticket resales infringed on organizers rights.
• 23:54
  Stardo Entertainment will now strengthen crackdowns on resale
• 23:59
  sites. A 29 year old fan supporting
• 24:02
  Johnny's for 20 years admitted she resold tickets for less
• 24:07
  popular groups to afford tickets for her favorite Jr. groups.
• 24:12
  KCON, JPEN, 2020. Six AK Pop.
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  Festival is. Happening in Chiba, Ini
• 24:19
  headlined the first night US music reporter Ivana Morales.
• 24:23
  Praised Ini. Saying they deliver.
• 24:25
  Stage energy precisely. Like a knife and would appeal to
• 24:30
  Western audiences. She regretted.
• 24:32
  Missing K Con. LA Joe.
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  One and Zero Base one will headline later nights.