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Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–A lawmaker challenged Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki for the party presidency Friday, although Tamaki remains the overwhelming favorite to win a third term. Mikihiko Hashimoto, 30, a member of the House of

Hiroshima, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Minoru Hasebe, a 94-year-old former catcher for what is now the Hiroshima Toyo Carp professional baseball team, expressed his wish for continued peace as the team’s home city marked 81 years since it suffered an atomic bombing. On

Hiroshima, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Prince Hisahito, the son of Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, offered flowers at a cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Friday, one day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S.

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Household spending in Japan in June fell 3.3 pct from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms as consumers refrained from going out due to unfavorable weather, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. Average spending by households with

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese tax authorities on Friday decided to dismiss an official in his 20s for defrauding a wealthy elderly woman he was auditing of a large amount of cash and evading roughly 100 million yen in taxes on gambling

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has agreed with his Ecuadorian counterpart Roberto Kury to continue discussions on further deepening bilateral economic relations, with the early conclusion of an economic partnership agreement for free trade in mind. The accord

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will make an “appropriate” decision on whether to visit Tokyo’s war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, the anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday.

Hiroshima, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–The family transmission of atomic bombing experiences in Hiroshima, a city in western Japan, is fading, as fewer children hear hibakusha survivors’ accounts from their grandparents, prompting second-generation descendants to carry the stories forward. A survey by the

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Kirin Holdings Co. said Friday it will make Canada’s leading dietary supplements maker Jamieson Wellness Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary. The major Japanese beverage maker will acquire all outstanding shares in Jamieson Wellness for 1,898 million Canadian dollars.

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan bought 6,278.7 billion yen for dollars in a foreign exchange market intervention on April 30, the largest-ever yen-buying operation in a single day, Ministry of Finance data showed Friday. The