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Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., June 27 (Jiji Press)–Some 3 million yen in donations from across Japan is helping the efforts to preserve the remains of an elementary school where a total of 84 students and staff workers died due to a tsunami that

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Mekkhal is expected to approach the Kanto region of eastern Japan on Saturday night after moving east-northeast off the coast of the Tokai central region. The seventh typhoon of the year is forecast to become an extratropical

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government plans to set a goal of reducing annual heatstroke deaths to below 1,000 in a review of its current action plan. With annual deaths exceeding 1,500 on average in the five years to 2024 amid record-breaking

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–European aerospace giant Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. on cooperation for the development of military drones. They will consider collaboration on the development of unmanned systems for antisubmarine warfare, aiming

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has instructed industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to draw up a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen the supply-demand structure for energy by the end of August. The instructions were made at Friday’s ministerial

Seoul, June 27 (Jiji Press)–The chief of a league of Japanese lawmakers working to promote relations with South Korea have agreed with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in response to the current severe international

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, through their latest state visits to the Netherlands and Belgium, deepened their bonds with the Royal families of the two European countries and built a bridge for the next generation. The Imperial

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake struck Yamanashi Prefecture in central Japan on Friday night, leaving a total of 17 people injured there and nearby areas including the eastern prefecture of Kanagawa. The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.6, occurred

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Mekkhal is expected to move close to the Kanto region of eastern Japan on Saturday night after traveling northeast over the sea off the Shikoku western region earlier in the day. The seventh typhoon of the year

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government council started discussions at a meeting Friday on compiling its proposal on the size of hike in minimum wages for fiscal 2026. In this year’s “shunto” labor-management negotiations, the wage hike rate has topped 5