TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Japan's revised law to maintain imperial family size takes effect
TOKYO - A revised Imperial House Law took effect Saturday to address Japan's shrinking imperial family while retaining the traditional male-only succession system despite public support for female emperors.
The legislation, enacted in July in the first major revision of the 1947 law, allows the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older from 11 former imperial branch families who are descended from emperors through the male line.
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Japan PM instructs industry minister to examine gasoline subsidies
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday instructed industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to review gasoline subsidies, a government source said, after suggesting that the scale of the assistance could be reduced.
Earlier Friday, Takaichi said she would issue the instructions, noting that subsidies for gasoline and other fuels were introduced as a "temporary measure" to curb price surges following the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran in late February.
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KDDI denies malpractice in Mongolia steppes wildfire caused by group firm
TOKYO - Japanese telecom company KDDI Corp. denied on Friday that employees of its group firm were violating any laws or regulations when they inadvertently caused a large-scale wildfire in the Mongolian steppes earlier this month.
The visit by seven Mobicom Corp. employees, including one Japanese national, was part of legitimate work at the request of local authorities, KDDI said, dismissing speculation on social media that it had been for recreational purposes.
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Japan, Micronesia agree to cooperate closely ahead of Pacific summit
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Micronesian President Wesley Simina agreed Friday to work together toward the success of the Pacific island leaders' summit in Yokohama next year.
In a meeting at her office in Tokyo, Takaichi said Tokyo would continue to support the resilience and autonomy of the Federated States of Micronesia, according to her government, as Japan seeks deeper ties with the strategically important country.
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Year's 31st typhoon develops, 9th-most since data began in 1951: Japan
TOKYO - Japan's weather agency confirmed the formation of a typhoon early Saturday, the year's 31st, with the figure matching a previous year for the ninth-highest number of typhoons since record keeping began in 1951.
Typhoon In-fa was located near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific and moving slowly to the southeast at 3 a.m. Japan time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Asian Para Games: Indian swimmer sent home over alleged indecent conduct
NAGOYA - An Indian swimmer competing at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya returned home on Oct. 20 after being questioned by police over alleged indecent conduct toward a hotel employee, investigative sources said Friday.
According to the sources, the male athlete was accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior toward a woman working at the hotel where he was staying.
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Year's 31st typhoon develops, 9th-most since data began in 1951: Japan
TOKYO - Japan's weather agency confirmed the formation of a typhoon early Saturday, the year's 31st, with the figure matching a previous year for the ninth-highest number of typhoons since record keeping began in 1951.
Typhoon In-fa was located near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific and moving slowly to the southeast at 3 a.m. Japan time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Woman left in Philippines after WWII gets Japan passport, eyes visit
MANILA - A 90-year-old Japanese-Filipino woman who regained her Japanese nationality this year received a passport at the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Friday, saying she hopes to visit her father's hometown as early as December.
Adelaida Kakazu remained in the Philippines after being separated from her Okinawa-born father following World War II. She expressed a desire to visit his grave and "tell him everything that happened from the time he left us in 1946, when I was 10 years old."
