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Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Friday to reorganize the Air Self-Defense Force as the Air and Space Self-Defense Force. With the reorganization, Japan aims to ramp up capabilities for space operations in light of the growing

Paris, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Luffy and other major characters of the globally popular Japanese manga and anime series “One Piece” have joined a wax museum in Paris. The 10 wax dolls of the Straw Hat Crew members, the first Japanese anime characters

Dallas, Texas, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese men’s national soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, advanced to the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 1-1 draw against Sweden in its final group stage match in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday.

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Core consumer prices in central Tokyo rose 1.6 pct in June from a year before, driven higher by surging crude oil prices amid the conflict in the Middle East, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday. The pace

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The 12 member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership decided Friday to begin preparatory talks with the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates, a step toward launching accession negotiations. The decision was made

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged to slip below 70,000 Friday morning as artificial intelligence-linked and other high technology names succumbed to profit-taking after their hefty gains the previous day. The index of 225 major issues on

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that he will visit Seoul on Saturday and Sunday to meet with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back. The two ministers are expected to discuss establishing regular refueling support from Japan’s

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat improperly handled 9,424 sets of administrative documents containing specially designated secrets last year, a government report showed Friday. The documents were stored inappropriately, such as being left in office drawers, instead of being kept in

Brussels, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bid farewell to Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Castle of Laeken in Brussels on Thursday, concluding their state visit to the European country. The Emperor shook hands firmly with

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The names of the 11 members of a prosecution inquest panel in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, have been leaked, it was learned. Sources in the Yamaguchi District Public Prosecutors Office said Thursday that