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Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Chikara Sakaguchi, who served as the country’s first health, labor and welfare minister, died of natural causes on Friday. He was 92. Sakaguchi, a former Komeito lawmaker, died at a hospital in the western Japan city of Takamatsu,

Nagoya, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshi Okuda, who served as president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. and chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, died at 93, it was learned Wednesday. Born in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, central Japan,

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Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a Mexican national on suspicion of attempting to smuggle nine lizards into Japan by hiding them in socks in his luggage. Daniel Isaac Velasco Baltazar, 23, is suspected of attempting to import the lizards

Ueno, Gunma Pref., Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Victims of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet were remembered at the mountainous accident site in eastern Japan on Wednesday, the 41st anniversary of the tragedy. From early in the morning, bereaved family

Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Women accounted for 46.9 pct of those who passed the Japanese government’s hiring examination for noncareer positions in fiscal 2026, the National Personnel Authority said Wednesday. The figure stood at the second-highest on record, following a record high

Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Chan-hom turned into a tropical cyclone in the Sea of Japan off Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, at 9 a.m. Wednesday after it crossed eastern Japan overnight, bringing heavy rain to broad areas from northeastern to western regions.

Washington, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Countries including the United States and Japan on Tuesday called on all relevant nations to notify affected states of launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles “no less than 24 hours in advance.”

Seoul, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the eastern province of Kangwon at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the South Korean military. Japan’s Defense Ministry said that the projectile is

Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are expected to lower their fuel surcharges on flights from Japan to North America and Europe to 50,000-55,000 yen for tickets issued in September and October, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The plan