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Paris, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–“Shichiken Hoshi no Kagayaki Sparkling,” a Japanese sake brand of Yamanashi Meijo Co. in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, won the President’s Award, the top prize, in the sake category at the 2026 Kura Master competition in France on

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the sixth straight quarter, partly due to increasing demand related to artificial intelligence and semiconductors, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey for September showed Thursday. The headline diffusion index

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–The only working ion engine on Japan’s Hayabusa2 unmanned probe, which is on an extended mission to its new target asteroid after bringing samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth in December 2020, has broken down, it was learned

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–A former Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member admitted to trespassing at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo in March, during the first court hearing of his trial at Tokyo District Court on Thursday. According to the indictment, Kodai Murata,

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government put its active cyberdefense program into operation on Thursday to stop major cyberattacks preemptively. The program involves police and the Self-Defense Forces hacking into servers when they detect signs of a cyberattack, in order to

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Masayoshi Arai has visited South Korea, marking the first visit by a GSDF chief in 17 years, according to Japan’s Ground Staff Office. During the two-day visit, made at the

Kakegawa, Shizuoka Pref., Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Minoru Yasui, new president of Chubu Electric Power Co., pledged Thursday to reform corporate governance following a series of misconduct cases involving its nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Yasui met with Masaru Shimomura, mayor

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged more than 2,000 points on Thursday, amid intensified buying of stocks related to artificial intelligence. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section finished

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to cautiously explore ways to improve relations with China, after former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and other senior Beijing officials during a recent trip to China. While

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan policymaker said at the BOJ’s latest policy-setting meeting that the central bank needs to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes, a summary of opinions at the Sept. 17-18 meeting showed Thursday. At the