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Fukushima, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it has completed the sixth release of treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan into the Pacific for fiscal 2025. The release was

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese expert team Monday released draft guidelines for the planned Japanese version of Britain’s Disclosure and Barring Service to check the sexual offense records of teachers and others whose work involves contact with children. The draft, written

(Adnkronos) – The Niigata Prefectural Assembly in Japan has approved plans for the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant, for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, which led to the closure of all Japanese reactors. Last month, Niigata

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Jeff Landry, current governor of Louisiana, as “special envoy of the United States to Greenland”. The stated objective is “to strongly promote the interests” of the United States “for the security and survival

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Life Insurance Co. is considering increasing wages for its 40,000 sales representatives by at least 6 pct in fiscal 2026 starting next April, a major pay hike for the second consecutive year, Nippon Life President Satoshi Asahi

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fast Retailing Co. said Monday that it will raise its starting salary by 12 pct to 370,000 yen per month for employees joining next spring who may be assigned overseas. With the increase from the current 330,000

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s launch of its No. 8 H3 rocket on Monday was unsuccessful, failing to send the Michibiki No. 5 positioning satellite into the intended orbit. The rocket carrying the satellite for the Japanese version

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Tourism Agency plans to launch a subsidy program for so-called destination management/marketing organizations, or DMOs, beyond regional boundaries in a bid to provide intensive support to activities designed to attract tourists to regional areas, Jiji Press learned

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, the country’s key long-term interest rate, rose to 2.100 pct in Tokyo interdealer bond trading Monday, reaching the highest level since February 1999. The rise is attributed to expectations that the

Haebaru, Okinawa Pref., Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–A suicide note left by Japan’s under-the-table negotiator on the 1972 Okinawa reversion has been exhibited at the Okinawa Prefectural Archives, telling visitors the envoy’s grief of brokering a secret nuclear agreement with the United States.