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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

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. As an immediate response,

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The political glass ceiling for women remains firmly in place in Japan even after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi became the country’s first woman to take the post of prime minister last October. In the Feb. 8 general election

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government 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 Saturday. In a post on X, formerly

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and ruling parties remain adamant in passing the draft fiscal 2026 budget by the end of the current year through March, as deliberations continue in the House of Representatives Budget Committee. The Liberal Democratic Party-led