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Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is drawing attention within the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party over his next move after leaving the cabinet in a reshuffle on Thursday. Of the four candidates who ran against Prime

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–People in Ishikawa Prefecture observed a moment of silence Monday for the victims of torrential rains that struck the northern part of the Noto Peninsula in the central Japan prefecture two years ago. The disaster left

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People, will visit Ukraine on Monday, his office said. Tamaki will be the first leader of a Japanese opposition party to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded the

Manila, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–A 90-year-old second-generation Japanese woman born in the Philippines who was separated from her father after World War II is planning to visit his native Okinawa Prefecture in southernmost Japan for the first time by the end of

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–People in Ishikawa Prefecture observed a moment of silence Monday for the victims of torrential rains that struck the northern part of the Noto Peninsula in the central Japan prefecture two years ago. The disaster left

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Needy households in Japan live on an average food expenditure of less than 500 yen per person a day amid lingering inflation, according to a survey by Save the Children Japan, a nongovernmental organization. The survey, conducted in

Manila, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Economy ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed at a meeting in Manila on Sunday to begin a study on expanding the Japan-ASEAN economic partnership agreement, Japan’s Ryosei Akazawa said after the meeting. Participants

Seoul/Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, at around 3 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. Sunday, according to the South Korean military. Both missiles are believed to have fallen into

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Ahead of Respect for the Aged Day in Japan on Monday, the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation warned of accidents involving nursing beds or wheelchairs and urged elderly people to review proper usage with their families and

Seoul/Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, at around 3 p.m. Sunday, according to the South Korean military. According to Japanese Defense Ministry sources, it is believed to have