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Vientiane, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, has finished her six-day official visit to Laos from Monday, strengthening her resolve to serve as a “bridge” between the two nations. During her first overseas trip for

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries in central Tokyo earlier this month. Held by the

New York, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, has sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a letter over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency, China’s permanent mission to the world body said

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Foreign Ministry has rebutted China’s claim that the safety risk is increasing in Japan, by releasing data on recognized serious crimes in Japan in which Chinese nationals were victims. In January-October this year, the number of

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, returned home from her official visit to Laos on Saturday. A commercial flight carrying the princess arrived at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, in

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries earlier this month. Held by the Metropolitan Police Department

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–A large-scale economic package adopted by the government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday has sparked worries about massive fiscal spending. The package, worth 21.3 trillion yen in terms of government spending, is the first under

Miyazaki, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Miyazaki prefectural government said Saturday that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the city of Hyuga in the southwestern Japan prefecture. About 48,000 meat chickens at the farm

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries earlier this month. Held by the Metropolitan Police Department

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member belonging to Camp Asaka in Nerima Ward in the capital on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious