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15 Dicembre 2025

2 Dead after Fire at Sauna Facility in Tokyo

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out at a sauna facility in the Akasaka district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Monday, leaving two customers dead. At around 12:25 p.m., police received a report that an emergency bell went off at the
15 Dicembre 2025

China Sanctions Ex-Japan SDF Chief over Taiwan Links

Beijing, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff who currently serves as a political adviser to the executive branch of Taiwan’s government. The sanctions, which
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan’s Last 2 Pandas to Return to China in Jan.

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only remaining giant pandas in Japan, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo
15 Dicembre 2025

Chile: Meloni congratulates Kast on presidential win

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s rightwing premier Giorgia Meloni has welcomed ultraconservative Jose Antonio Kast’s victory in Chile’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – the latest in a string of wins for the far-right in Latin America from Argentina to Ecuador.   “I congratulate
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan to Set Minimum Wage Target Next Summer: Takaichi

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will consider a new minimum wage target in detail toward next summer, when it will release a new growth strategy. She made the remark at the Budget Committee
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan’s Last 2 Pandas to Return to China in Jan.

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only giant pandas in Japan, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo in
15 Dicembre 2025

Hiroshima A-Bomb Victim Identified by DNA Test

Hiroshima, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The remains of a victim of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, have been identified using the first DNA testing of preserved hair, the city government said Monday. The victim was identified as Hatsue Kajiyama,
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan City of Kusatsu Uses Name Mix-Up as PR Opportunity

Kusatsu, Shiga Pref., Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The city of Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga, often confused for the famous “onsen” hot spring town in eastern Japan sharing the same name, is using the mix-up as a public relations opportunity.
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan’s Last 2 Pandas to Return to China in Jan.

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only giant pandas Japan has, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo in
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan Big Maker Sentiment Improves for 3rd Straight Quarter

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the third straight quarter, apparently because the impacts from the high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration proved to be limited, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey
15 Dicembre 2025

China Sanctions Ex-Japan SDF Chief over Taiwan Links

Beijing, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Japanese Self Defense Force’s Joint Staff who currently serves as a political adviser to the executive branch of Taiwan’s government. The sanctions,
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan Big Maker Sentiment Improves for 3rd Straight Quarter

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the third straight quarter, apparently because the impacts from the high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration proved to be limited, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey
15 Dicembre 2025

Man Arrested after 2 Stabbed near Fukuoka Dome

Fukuoka, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted murder in an incident in which a man and a woman were attacked near the Mizuho PayPay Dome stadium in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. The Fukuoka
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan’s Last 2 Pandas to Return to China in Jan.

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The only two giant pandas remaining in Japan will be returned to China in late January, it was learned Monday. Xiao Xiao, male, and Lei Lei, female, are twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in 2021. But they
15 Dicembre 2025

JAXA’s Small Demonstration Satellite Successfully Launched

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Rocket Lab Corp. of the United States successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Sunday, according to JAXA. The rapid innovative payload demonstration satellite-4, or RAISE-4, was launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan Big Maker Sentiment Improves for 3rd Straight Quarter

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the third straight quarter, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey for December showed Monday. The headline diffusion index for large manufacturers’ current business conditions rose to plus 15 from
14 Dicembre 2025

Ousted Ito Mayor Takubo’s Re-election Bid Ends in Failure

Ito, Shizuoka Pref., Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)–Sunday’s mayoral election in the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, held due to the ouster of former Mayor Maki Takubo resulted in the first-time election of former city council member Kazuya Sugimoto, with Takubo’s
14 Dicembre 2025

Tsukiji Market Urges Tourists to Avoid Visiting in Year-End

Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward, a popular tourist spot crowded with food shoppers and inbound visitors, has issued an unusual request this month asking tour operators to refrain from guiding tourists there toward the end
14 Dicembre 2025

Tsukiji Market Urges Tourists to Avoid Visiting in Year-End

Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward, a popular tourist spot crowded with food shoppers and inbound visitors, has issued an unusual request this month asking tour operators to refrain from guiding tourists there toward the end
14 Dicembre 2025

Belarus Releases Prisoners, Including Japanese

Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)–Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s administration released 123 prisoners on Saturday, including former Japanese language teacher Masatoshi Nakanishi and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, according to local and other media reports. The Japanese Embassy in Belarus confirmed that
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