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Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Ocean freight transportation service fees soared to hit a record high in July, reflecting higher costs stemming from a shift to routes other than the Strait of Hormuz amid Middle East tensions, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture has dealt a blow to Japan’s top tomato production center in the city of Yatsushiro, damaging irrigation systems and greenhouse equipment. Yatsushiro, where a seismic intensity of upper 6

New York, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. is considering building a new automobile plant in the United States to expand its hybrid vehicle lineup, aiming to start its operations by around 2030, company officials said Tuesday. The planned new facility may

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has stressed that the country will continue offering necessary support for Ukraine. In 20-minute phone talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Tuesday, Motegi said that the partnership between the two nations

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to abolish subsidies for solar panels under its financial aid program for facilitating the introduction of photovoltaic power generation systems, Jiji Press has learned. Behind the move are falling prices of solar panels. Subsidies

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday morning, returning home after their official trip to Paraguay. The trip marked the Crown Prince’s first visit to the South American country in

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry plans to seek a freeze on an aviation fuel tax hike slated for the fiscal year starting next April, Jiji Press has learned. The ministry will include a plan to keep the tax at the

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Red Cross Society has expressed concern over possible health issues of evacuees nearly a month after a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. In a press conference held at the Japan National Press

Sapporo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–A total of 176 people who fled Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following the March 2011 severe nuclear accident there have reached a settlement with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in their damages lawsuit filed against the firm

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a social media post has highlighted his country’s close relationship with Japan. “Japan is geographically distant from Ukraine, but we are very close in terms of our values, shared principles, and our common