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Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Thursday released a draft road map on public-private investment that features a goal of acquiring some 25 pct share of the global market in self-driving vehicle sales in the 2030s. The draft was shown

London, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers from 11 countries, including Japan, Britain and Australia, issued a joint statement Wednesday, calling on the United States, Israel and Iran to fully implement their ceasefire. “We welcome the recent announcement of a ceasefire between the

(In the second paragraph, the company name has been corrected.) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Restarts Commercial Operations after 14 Yrs Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)–The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday restarted commercial operations

Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police on Thursday arrested 13 Japanese men in their 20s to 50s on suspicion of involvement in a crypto asset fraud scheme after being transferred from Indonesia. The men were suspected of convincing a woman in her

Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)–The crews of Japan-linked ships stuck in the Persian Gulf are keeping a close eye on U.S.-Iran talks, a Japanese shipping-sector labor union official has said. “Right now, there’s no prospect (of the crews) getting out of the

Kushiro, Hokkaido, April 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese public prosecutors on Thursday sought a five-year prison sentence for Seiichi Katsurada, president of the operator of a tour boat that sank off Hokkaido in 2022, killing 26 people aboard. In his trial at Kushiro District

Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)–Nearly 40 pct of people in Japan support the government’s bill to enhance the country’s intelligence capabilities, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed. The survey found that 39.1 pct of respondents support the bill while 19 pct oppose

Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average hit a new record closing high above 59,000 on Thursday, amid hopes for progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations to end their conflict. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

Minamiaso, Kumamoto Pref., April 16 (Jiji Press)–A mother returned on Thursday to the site of a bridge collapse in a landslide that happened after an April 2016 massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, leaving one of her sons dead. “There isn’t

Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Thursday called for holding discussions focused on a proposed emergency clause for constitutional revision. The two parties made the proposal at the day’s meeting