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Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s harvest of 2026 rice as a staple food is estimated at 7,406,000 tons, down about 1 pct from the previous year’s 7,468,000 tons, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated net profit in the March-August first half of its current business year increased 3.3-fold from a year earlier to 13.3 billion yen. The surge reflected the strong performance

Cairo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese-language classes were introduced for some junior high and high school students in Egypt at the start of the new school year last month. Japanese-language lessons began at select “Egypt-Japan Schools,” which were established across the country under

(Adnkronos) – At least four people have died and over a dozen have been injured in a train derailment near Multan, in the south of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Emergency services reported this to AFP, while the causes of the incident remain unknown.

(Adnkronos) – Around 200 high schools are expected to remain closed today in France. This was stated by the Minister of Education, noting a “decrease compared to previous weeks”, while high school students have called for a new national day of demonstrations

(Adnkronos) – Ads intended to support the difficult re-election campaign of Susan Collins, Republican senator from Maine, instead reached the social media of astonished, and amused, Oregon voters. All because someone confused Portland, the most populous city in the East Coast state,

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–The proportion of people in Japan who expect prices to be higher in five years rose to 86.5 pct, the highest level in 19 years, a quarterly Bank of Japan opinion survey showed Tuesday. The results of the

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Mitsunari Okamoto, newly elected leader of Japanese opposition party Komeito, said in a recent interview with Jiji Press that he aims to make the party a rallying point for political realignment, emphasizing his determination to advance policy-oriented cooperation

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering including in its revised three key security-related documents plans to study and research the possibility of introducing a nuclear submarine. Discussions have so far been led mainly by some eager politicians, and the