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Beijing, April 12 (Jiji Press)–A send-off party for Chinese participants in the Japanese government’s foreign youth invitation program was held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Saturday. Amid strained Japan-China relations, the 24 individuals selected through an open recruitment process will

Oita, April 12 (Jiji Press)–Police on Sunday arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of an unidentified person in a mountainous area of Bungoono, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, around early March. The suspect, Tadafumi Himeno of the city of

Tokyo, April 12 (Jiji Press)–A website that assesses judges across Japan has gained attention for its five-level rating system and detailed commentaries on the rulings they were responsible for. “I want people to easily imagine what kind of person each judge is,”

Tokyo, April 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday sought a one-year timeline for efforts to propose a constitutional amendment. In a speech at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s annual convention in Tokyo, Takaichi, also the party’s president, said, “We

Kyoto, April 12 (Jiji Press)–Police on Sunday found a pair of black sneakers of the same brand as those worn by an 11-year-old boy who went missing in late March in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, investigative sources told Jiji Press. The

Mashiki, Kumamoto Pref., April 12 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sunday for the victims of powerful earthquakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture 10 years ago. At the ceremony, held by the town of Mashiki in Kumamoto,

Tokyo, April 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday sought a one-year timeline for efforts to propose a constitutional amendment. In a speech at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s annual convention in Tokyo, Takaichi, also the party’s president, said, “We

Tokyo, April 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s SoftBank Corp., NEC Corp., Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have taken the lead in establishing a new company to develop Japanese-made artificial intelligence, informed sources said Sunday. The new company will make its high-performance AI

Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to press ahead with policies that she concedes could split public opinion, at a ruling Liberal Democratic Party meeting in Tokyo on Saturday. “I will fulfill promises at any cost,” Takaichi, who

Chitose, Hokkaido, April 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan will provide 631.5 billion yen in additional assistance to Tokyo-based chipmaker Rapidus Corp., which is developing next-generation semiconductors, the industry ministry said Saturday. As the company aims to start mass production of 2-nanometer chips in fiscal