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(The third paragraph should have read, “…Japan Innovation Party…,” and the final paragraph should have read, “…Shinsengumi,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) (Update) Japan Parties Gear Up for Election in 1st Weekend since Dissolution Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a 62-year-old professor at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Medicine on suspicion of accepting bribes related to a joint research project. Shinichi Sato, from Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward, was arrested by Tokyo’s

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese political parties began gearing up in earnest for the upcoming House of Representatives election on Saturday, the first weekend since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, the day before.

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–LY Corp., the operator of internet portal Yahoo! Japan, has announced a ban on the resale of new “Gunpla” and other popular snap-together plastic model kits at prices exceeding retail prices for a certain period on its flea

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese political parties began gearing up in earnest for the upcoming House of Representatives election on Saturday, the first weekend since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, the day before.

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry will designate eight drug ingredients as having abuse potential under law in response to rising concerns about the overdose of over-the-counter drugs among young people, it has been learned. The ministry will publicly notify the

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry is considering raising the leasing fees paid by Japan Railways group companies for some Shinkansen bullet train line facilities. The ministry is looking to use the higher revenue for new construction projects based on Shinkansen

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are expected to deliver their first campaign speeches for the upcoming House of Representatives election jointly in Tokyo on Tuesday, according to informed

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Election-related businesses in Japan are scrambling to prepare for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, which is set to be held just 16 days after the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, was dissolved. The

New York, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The dollar plunged below 156 yen to hit one-month lows in New York trading on Friday as traders grew wary of a possible market intervention aimed at curbing the Japanese currency’s slide. At 5 p.m., the dollar