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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

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, the South Korean military said. Japan’s Defense Ministry also said that the projectile may

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sony Group Corp. said Tuesday that it and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will invest a total of 747 billion yen to establish a joint venture to make next-generation image sensors for smartphones. The new company, Advanced Vision

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki, near Tokyo, around 8 p.m. Tuesday, traveling in an unusual direction from east to west. The Japan Meteorological Agency said this was the first typhoon landfall in

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research team has said it found traces of genetic mutations caused by a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains in the intestines in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases in Japan. Announcing the findings Monday,

Kumamoto, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan had 3,714 evacuees from the July 28 massive earthquake as of Tuesday, the prefectural government said. The number changed drastically from Monday as the hard-hit city of Uki did a fresh count and

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s central government debt totaled a record 1,346,683.3 billion yen at the end of June, up 2,840.7 billion yen from three months before, according to the Ministry of Finance. The increase reflects the government’s continued reliance on borrowing