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The death toll from the Noto Peninsula earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1 is likely to exceed that from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, it was learned Tuesday.

Norinchukin Bank plans to sell up to 10 trillion yen's worth of U.S. Treasuries and European bonds, likely to leave it with some 1.5 trillion yen in consolidated net loss in the year ending in March 2025, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

Japan's parliament is expected to enact a bill sponsored by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to revise the political funds control law on Wednesday after a committee of the House of Councillors, its upper chamber, approved the legislation on Tuesday.

The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a policy of conditionally launching full self-driving services on general roads across the country in fiscal 2025.

Consumers in Japan sought advice from authorities on fake celebrity advertisements for investment on social media in 1,629 cases in fiscal 2023, up nearly 10-fold from the previous year's 170 cases, the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan said Tuesday.

Japanese satellite startup Synspective Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed with Rocket Lab USA Inc. to launch 10 small satellites by 2027.