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Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–A delegation from China has visited Etorofu, one of the four Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan, the government of the Sakhalin region in the Russian Far East said Tuesday. The visit by the mission, comprising local

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission is poised to recognize bid-rigging by six companies in contracts for railroad track maintenance for subway and other lines operated by the Tokyo metropolitan government in violation of the antimonopoly law, sources familiar with

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday mentioned the possibility of replacing embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana for the first time. Yana is under fire for suggesting that he imposed significant road-related budget cuts on municipalities whose mayors

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s harvest of 2026 rice as a staple food is estimated at 7,406,000 tons, down about 1 pct from the previous year’s 7,468,000 tons, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated net profit in the March-August first half of its current business year increased 3.3-fold from a year earlier to 13.3 billion yen. The surge reflected the strong performance

Cairo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese-language classes were introduced for some junior high and high school students in Egypt at the start of the new school year last month. Japanese-language lessons began at select “Egypt-Japan Schools,” which were established across the country under

(Adnkronos) – At least four people have died and over a dozen have been injured in a train derailment near Multan, in the south of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Emergency services reported this to AFP, while the causes of the incident remain unknown.

(Adnkronos) – Around 200 high schools are expected to remain closed today in France. This was stated by the Minister of Education, noting a “decrease compared to previous weeks”, while high school students have called for a new national day of demonstrations

(Adnkronos) – Ads intended to support the difficult re-election campaign of Susan Collins, Republican senator from Maine, instead reached the social media of astonished, and amused, Oregon voters. All because someone confused Portland, the most populous city in the East Coast state,