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Niigata, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi is considering allowing Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, informed sources said Wednesday. The governor is set to announce

New York, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, slammed Japan on Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks over a possible Taiwan contingency. Takaichi said at a parliamentary meeting earlier this month that a contingency

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa have sent papers on a U.S. Navy member in his 20s to prosecutors over an alleged nonconsensual indecent act against a Japanese minor, the police said Wednesday. The

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday conducted an on-site inspection of the Japanese arm of the operator of sunglasses brands Ray-Ban and Oakley for allegedly imposing retail price restrictions, informed sources told Jiji Press. According to the

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to add 20,000 yen to child allowances as part of a comprehensive economic package to be compiled by the government, LDP policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi said Wednesday. The addition is expected to

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan on Wednesday criticized China for alleged flaws over its media disclosures regarding a high-level bilateral meeting held in Beijing on Tuesday, which focused on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. “Press

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has affirmed plans to begin discussions on Thursday for revising Japan’s three key national security-related documents. The decision was made Tuesday at an executive meeting of the party’s Research Commission on Security, chaired

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in September rose 4.2 pct from the previous month, marking the first growth in three months, thanks to a sizable increase in orders from manufacturers that reflected large-scale projects, the Cabinet Office

Paris, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–A special exhibition on Japanese manga was unveiled to the press at the Guimet Museum in Paris on Tuesday, with the venue packed with reporters and photographers engrossed in the exhibited works. The exhibition, titled “Manga. An Art

Belem, Brazil, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Concerted efforts by all countries are necessary to meet a decarbonization goal under the Paris Agreement, an international framework to fight climate change, Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara said at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil on