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13 Agosto 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Japan Mulling Subsidies for Renovating Vacant Stores

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s infrastructure ministry is considering a subsidy program for companies that renovate vacant stores negatively impacting local landscapes and rent them out, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The new program, in which local governments will designate companies engaging in
13 Agosto 2026

Putin Visits Japan-Claimed Western Pacific Island for 1st Time

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to one of the four Russian-held western Pacific islands that Japan calls the Northern Territories on Thursday, according to reports from Russia’s state-run Tass news agency and other media outlets.
13 Agosto 2026

Japan Protests Putin’s Visit to Disputed Island

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to one of the four northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. Putin’s visit to Etorofu, one of the islands Japan calls
13 Agosto 2026

Brussels Flower Carpet Pays Homage to Hokusai’s “Great Wave”

Brussels, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–A popular flower carpet event kicked off in Brussels on Thursday, featuring a design inspired by an iconic work of renowned traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai to mark the 160th anniversary of Japan-Belgium diplomatic relations.
13 Agosto 2026

Japan Protests Putin’s Visit to Disputed Island

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to one of the four northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. Putin’s visit to Etorofu, one of the islands Japan calls
13 Agosto 2026

Japanese Crown Prince Declines to Discuss Revised Law

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Prince Akishino declined to discuss the revised Imperial House Law, enacted last month, at a press conference at the Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo on Thursday. “I have various thoughts,” but added, “I would like to
13 Agosto 2026

Quake-Hit Kumamoto’s Tourism Sector Suffers 6-B.-Yen Blow

Kumamoto, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Amid the summer holiday season, the tourism industry in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is suffering a 6-billion-yen blow from the recent massive earthquake. According to the prefectural government, the July 28 earthquake, which measured the maximum seismic intensity
13 Agosto 2026

83-Year-Old VTuber Posts Wartime Memories of Manchuria

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–An 83-year-old virtual YouTuber, or VTuber, who was born in Manchuria, now northeastern China, during World War II and returned to Japan at an early age, began to post videos of her and other people’s wartime
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