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Seoul, March 1 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Sunday that he will take measures allowing citizens of his country and Japan to feel more strongly the benefits of improving the bilateral ties. In a speech to mark the 107th anniversary

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left Tokyo on Saturday for a political trip as president of the Liberal Democratic Party after receiving reports of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran. At a news conference in the small hours of

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo-based startup Space One Co. said Sunday that it has canceled the launch of the No. 3 unit of its Kairos rocket scheduled for the day at Spaceport Kii in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The space development company

Washington, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers Saturday confirmed that their countries will continue cooperation to deal with the situation in Iran. In a teleconference, the United States is believed to have explained the military operations

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan stressed its opposition to Iran’s nuclear weapons development program Sunday while indicating some understanding of U.S. and Israeli military strikes against Iran. “Iran’s nuclear weapons development cannot be tolerated at all,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Electrical, Electronic and Information Union aims to take the lead in pushing up salary levels in this year’s “shunto” spring wage negotiations with management, the group’s leader has said. “We’ll work hard to be a driving

Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., March 1 (Jiji Press)–A young company from Fukushima Prefecture, which was battered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent nuclear accident, is working to put drones into practical use in logistics, capitalizing on industrial revitalization subsidies

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan will prepare for any risks so it can take all possible measures after the U.S. and Israeli forces began military strikes against Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in an X post Saturday. With the region’s situation

Nagoya, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The main store of Meitetsu Department Store Co., a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday. The closure is part of a redevelopment plan for the Nagoya Station area led

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Resona Holdings Inc. has said that Kazuhiro Chida, managing executive officer at core subsidiary Resona Bank, will become president of the bank effective April 1. The appointment announced Friday marks the bank’s first change in its presidency