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Otsuchi, Iwate Pref., April 29 (Jiji Press)–The town of Otsuchi in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate lifted evacuation orders for most areas affected by wildfires that began on April 22, citing reduced risk thanks to rainfall. Otsuchi Mayor Kozo Hirano said

Istanbul, April 29 (Jiji Press)–A crude oil tanker owned by Idemitsu Tanker Co., a subsidiary of Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co., passed through the Strait of Hormuz and is en route to Japan, it was learned Wednesday. This is the first

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iranian ports. This was revealed by US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. In recent meetings, including a Monday discussion in the Situation Room,

New York, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan will seek to play an active role in finding common ground between nuclear and nonnuclear states at a review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which opened Monday, Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ayano Kunimitsu

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday vowed to make every effort to create an environment conducive to wage increases, at her first May Day event attended since taking office last autumn. The prime minister also called for

Washington, April 28 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government is ready to provide maximum support for Japan’s planned introduction of its own version of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, a senior U.S. Treasury Department official said Tuesday. Chris

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Wednesday that it has recognized a total of 3,875 individuals, including animation film director Yoshiyuki Tomino, best known for the Mobile Suit Gundam series, for this year’s spring honors for their outstanding contributions to

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)–Sexual abuse of patients has occurred at 15.5 pct of hospitals and other medical facilities in Japan, a government survey found. The survey by the Children and Families Agency, the first of its kind, was conducted online between

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s nonpartisan National Council on Social Security is discussing challenges over a planned consumption tax cut for food items, including when to introduce the step. Although Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to implement a two-year food tax rate

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)–Over 70 pct of health insurance societies joined by employees of large Japanese companies and their families are projected to log deficits in fiscal 2026, the National Federation of Health Insurance Societies has said. The combined balance at