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Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–Heavy snow is expected mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, due to a strong winter pressure pattern from Wednesday through Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday. The agency warned of possible traffic disruptions and avalanches, as

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday declared her ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s resolve to unite for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Noting that the election, whose official campaign period will begin Jan. 27, will be

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police have arrested 30-year-old Kabuki actor Nakamura Tsurumatsu on suspicion of breaking a Tokyo restaurant’s door by kicking on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said Monday. Nakamura, whose real name is Daiki Shimizu, was apparently under

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The annual number of foreign visitors to Japan came to some 42.7 million in 2025, up from 36,870,148 in the previous year, exceeding 40 million for the first time, tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko said at a press conference

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has decided to appoint Hiroki Tsutsui, head of the security bureau of the National Police Agency, to replace Yuji Sakoda as chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The appointment, which will take effect on

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977. In the meeting held at the prime minister’s office on Monday, Sakie said she hopes

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, temporarily rose to 2.33 pct in Tokyo trading Tuesday, hitting a new 27-year high. The yield increase came

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The only remaining giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, will leave for China on Jan. 27, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government. They are scheduled to be transported by aircraft from

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–With Tuesday marking one year since U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term, Japan faces a challenge of consolidating its relationship with the United States amid concerns over Trump’s diplomatic approach. Before the inauguration of his first

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan quarterly survey for December 2025 showed Monday that consumer sentiment in the country rose for two quarters in a row while views on living conditions deteriorated for the first time in two quarters. The