Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja, who won Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Okinawa Prefecture, vowed on Monday to reform the prefectural administration. “I will work to improve people’s lives, shore up the local economy and enhance support for child-rearing families

Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and his son, Prince Hisahito, visited on Sunday the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by major tsunami from the March 2011 powerful earthquake. They visited the

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, meaning that the southernmost Japan prefecture will have a leader tolerant of the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station within Okinawa for

Jakarta, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Self-Defense Forces will soon begin work to extinguish forest fires in western Kalimantan, Indonesia, in its first firefighting operation abroad. The Maritime SDF’s Kunisaki transport vessel, carrying three CH-47 large helicopters of the Ground SDF, arrived at

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gave up over 1,200 points at one point on Monday morning, due to artificial intelligence-related concerns. At 9:20 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Major real estate developers in Japan are stepping up their data center development, as further growth is expected on the back of an artificial intelligence boom. According to the communications ministry, the data center-related market in Japan is

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja is certain to win Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, bringing the Liberal Democratic Party back into power in the prefectural government for the first time in 12 years. The 42-year-old

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja won Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, bringing the Liberal Democratic Party back into power in the prefectural government for the first time in 12 years. The 42-year-old former vice mayor

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, meaning that the southernmost Japan prefecture will have a leader tolerant of the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station within Okinawa for

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese megabanks have successively launched new financial services designed for small and midsize enterprises, seeking to tap their funding demand and expand earnings following the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hikes. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. has introduced a

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, meaning that the southernmost Japan prefecture will have a leader tolerant of the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station within Okinawa for

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja won Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, bringing the Liberal Democratic Party back into power in the prefectural government for the first time in 12 years. The 42-year-old former vice mayor

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja is certain to win Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, bringing the Liberal Democratic Party back into power in the prefectural government for the first time in 12 years. The 42-year-old

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja is certain to win Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, bringing the Liberal Democratic Party back into power in the prefectural government for the first time in 12 years. The 42-year-old

Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and his son, Prince Hisahito, visited a disaster-hit area in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday. They visited the Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake Kesennuma City Memorial Museum,

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja is certain to win Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, bringing the Liberal Democratic Party back into power in the prefectural government for the first time in 12 years. The 42-year-old

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance is facing criticism over its decision to keep one lawmaker in the party so it can receive about 1.1 billion yen in government subsidies before officially disbanding. On social media, the CRA has been

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai as parliamentary affairs chief of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a party leadership reshuffle, informed sources said Sunday. It is customary for

New York, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Yui Kamiji won the U.S. Open women’s wheelchair tennis singles title on Saturday, securing her second straight U.S. Open title and marking her 13th Grand Slam singles title. In Saturday’s wheelchair women’s singles final at the

Budapest, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Haruka Kitaguchi set a new Japanese record in women’s javelin, improving her own domestic record to 68.92 meters at an international competition in Budapest on Saturday. Kitaguchi, who won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games,

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–A visit to Japan by North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk is being arranged for the Asian Games in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, according to officials. The plan was unveiled by the sports association of

Venice, Italy, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s “Look Back” has won five collateral awards at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Koreeda’s film, which is about two girls united by their passion for comics, was in competition for the Golden

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed northwestern Pacific island a month ago. Japan has lodged a strong protest following Putin’s Aug. 13 visit to the island of Etorofu,

Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Tokachidake in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido to Level 3 on Saturday morning, banning entry to the 2,077-meter mountain. This is the first time that Level 3 has

By Waka Ota Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Canadian Ambassador to Japan Ian McKay has expressed expectations for his country’s participation in the Global Combat Air Program among Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet, targeting 2035 for its rollout.

Aomori, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. has disclosed the amount of spent nuclear fuel held by each electric power company at its reprocessing plant under construction in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, Jiji Press learned Saturday. According to the data,

Beijing, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliamentary vice industry minister Toshiyuki Ochi has said that he held brief talks with Wang Hongzhi, head of China’s National Energy Administration, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s energy ministers in

Nagoya, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. Chairman Satoru Katsuno is considering how to take responsibility for an earthquake risk data fraud scandal involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, including the possibility of resigning, informed sources have said.

Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Reo Morimoto, a Japanese actor and narrator known for his gentle voice, died on Sept. 4. He was 83. Morimoto, whose real first name was Haruyuki, was from the central city of Nagoya. His agency said Friday that

Beijing, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Energy ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have vowed in a joint statement to boost energy security cooperation, including by fortifying supply chains, amid soaring crude oil prices and growing artificial intelligence-related power demand. At their two-day