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Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan is facing a shortage of Japanese language teachers for foreign workers ahead of the introduction next April of a new system for accepting foreign workers, according to a recent government survey. Under the new Employment for Skill

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture indicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on robbery and murder charges on Sunday after a 39-year-old woman was found dead in the southwestern Japan prefecture earlier this month.

Kochi, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the opening ceremony of the 41st National Cultural Festival and the 26th National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities in Kochi Prefecture on Sunday. The Imperial couple arrived in

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture indicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on Sunday on robbery and murder charges after a 39-year-old woman was found dead in the southwestern Japan prefecture earlier this month.

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Democratic Rep. Ami Bera, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, condemned Russia’s recent detention of a Japanese journalist as unacceptable, during an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo this weekend. “I don’t think there’s

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Opposition party officials demanded Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi clearly explain her government’s consumption tax cut legislation in the Diet herself. During a televised debate, opposition representatives questioned the lack of details about a planned benefit

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–The number of replies mentioning foreign citizens or immigrants to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s posts on X, formerly Twitter, has surged since she took office a year ago, especially since late September, a Jiji Press survey has

Nagoya, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The 2026 Asian Para Games came to a close on Saturday after Japan, which hosted the para sports event for the first time, won a record 64 gold medals. At the Aichi-Nagoya Games, a total of about 3,000

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–GMO Internet Inc. has made an urgent request for the Japanese government to implement “active cyber defense” operations following an unauthorized access incident, it was learned Saturday. GMO Internet has revealed that there was unauthorized access to its

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Large Typhoon Champi could approach the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan on Monday before becoming an extratropical cyclone and reaching waters off the coast of the Shikoku western region, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency is