Critical raw materials of Ukraine. (Infographic)

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will work to revitalize regional communities experiencing population decline by increasing the so-called connected population, or nonresidents who maintain steady interaction with regional areas, internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a recent interview. “There

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force is preparing to dispatch personnel to Akita Prefecture to assist with measures against wild bears, following a series of attacks on people in the northeastern Japan prefecture. In response to a request from Akita,