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Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–About 100 people gathered near the Okinawa prefectural government building Sunday, in protest after a U.S. Marine was arrested in a murder-robbery case in the southernmost Japan prefecture. Many participants voiced anger at the case and

Bangkok, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Thai police have taken two Japanese men in their 20s into protective custody in the western province of Kanchanaburi, which borders Myanmar. The Japanese nationals, who are believed to have been forced to join fraud at a base

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese woman abducted to North Korea at age 13 in 1977, continues praying for a reunion with her daughter, with her loved one turning 62 on Monday. “There has been no information

Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Kaminoseki Mayor Tetsuo Nishi, who is in favor of the town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, hosting an interim storage facility for spent fuel from nuclear power plants, won re-election on Sunday. The election was the

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has introduced the V-BAT unmanned reconnaissance aircraft as part of a broader effort to strengthen surveillance capabilities while easing personnel requirements. The MSDF operates six V-BATs developed by U.S. defense technology company Shield AI,

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday described as “deeply regrettable” the occurrence of a murder-robbery case in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, that led to the arrest of a U.S. Marine stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air

Kumamoto, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–As Japan saw the second-earliest start of a nationwide influenza outbreak, the flu is also spreading in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by a powerful earthquake in July. With more than 1,300 people still staying at evacuation centers

Nagoya, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came to a close Sunday night with a closing ceremony held at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. More than 15,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions took part in the 20th edition

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Prefectural Police on Sunday arrested a U.S. Marine for allegedly killing a 39-year-old woman in a hotel room in Naha, the capital of the southernmost Japan prefecture, and stealing her belongings. The 20-year-old serviceman, Devin

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to bolster efforts in cooperation with the private sector in fiscal 2027 to probe whether attackers have infiltrated and remained hidden in systems of critical infrastructure operators such as power utilities and telecommunications companies.