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Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–Fans applauded the fight put up by the Japanese men’s national soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, after its exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday. After advancing to the knockout stage by finishing second in its

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan Airlines has fraudulently received subsidies for a state project on next-generation air mobility, such as drones and so-called flying cars, by falsifying labor costs, it was learned Tuesday. The major Japanese airline plans to return the subsidies,

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan will cut passport issuance fees on Wednesday, lowering the cost of a 10-year passport for adults obtained through online application to 8,900 yen from 15,900 yen. The five-year passport for adults will be abolished. Minors will be

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–A Tokyo court on Tuesday convicted a section chief at Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of stalking a female subordinate and illegally entering her home, sentencing him to two years in prison, suspended for five years.

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure an adequate number of Imperial Family members and submitted it to the House of Representatives. It would be the first substantial revision

Yokohama, June 30 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. military returned its 43-hectare Negishi residential site in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, to Japan on Tuesday, based on an agreement the two countries signed in 2004. “We are very glad that our long-held desire

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan will send emergency relief supplies to Venezuela, recently struck by major earthquakes, in response to a request from the Venezuelan government, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. Japan will provide water containers, portable water purifiers and other

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–The dollar rose above 162 yen in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, hitting the highest level since December 1986. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 162.24-25 yen, up from 161.81-82 yen at 5 p.m. Monday. The dollar carried

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, passed a bill to criminalize the act of damaging the national flag by a majority vote on Tuesday. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure an adequate number of Imperial Family members. It would be the first substantial revision of the Imperial House Law, which was established