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Tokyo, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government held a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Saturday to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II, with attendees remembering about 3.1 million victims in the war and renewing their pledge for

Chiba, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from this week’s record rain in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has risen to eight, while one man is still missing, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said Saturday. In the prefecture, a total of

Seoul, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung expressed his intention to develop a future-oriented relationship with Japan in his speech at a ceremony in Seoul on Saturday to mark the 81st anniversary of the Korean Peninsula’s liberation from Japanese colonial

Tokyo, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not use the word “remorse” in her speech at an annual war memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Saturday, the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II, apparently out of consideration

Tokyo, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government held a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Saturday to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II, with attendees remembering about 3.1 million victims in the war and renewing their pledge for

Tokyo, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–Four Japanese ministers visited Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the country’s 81st war-end anniversary, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a cash offering to the war-linked shrine from her own money in her capacity as president of the

Tokyo, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–Efforts have been made to keep alive the history of public housing for those who returned to Japan from former Manchuria, a northeastern China region once controlled by Japan, and elsewhere after the end of World War II.

(Adnkronos) – At least eight people have died due to the torrential rains described as ‘unprecedented’ by local authorities that have hit eastern Japan. The rains caused power outages in over 20,000 homes in Chiba prefecture. Yesterday, a level five alert, the

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli army confirms the killing of Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, who was struck two weeks ago in the northern Gaza Strip. Muhammad Mushtaha, the IDF reports, held the role of company commander in the Shati’ battalion, belonging to Hamas’s military

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has begun considering potential measures against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to one of the four Russian-controlled islands known as the Northern Territories in and claimed by Japan. Options include further strengthening economic sanctions on