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Tokyo, March 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Environment Ministry will mandate water utilities, primarily those run by municipalities, to conduct regular inspections for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are potentially carcinogenic chemicals, starting in April as part of new tap water quality

Tokyo, March 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will consider compiling a provisional budget in the event that the fiscal 2026 regular budget is not passed by the April 1 start of the year, an official said Monday. “We will consider a provisional

Hiroshima, March 23 (Jiji Press)–The western Japan city of Hiroshima returned on Sunday the remains of an atomic bomb victim to bereaved family members, marking the first such handover since May 2023. The city, which suffered a U.S. atomic bombing on Aug.

Tokyo, March 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged over 2,600 points Monday as mounting tensions in the Middle East, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz, continued to spook investors. At 9:55 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed

Tokyo, March 23 (Jiji Press)–Experts are warning about side effects linked to the use of diabetes medications for weight loss, at a time when the injectable drug Mounjaro is gaining popularity for dieting in Japan, especially among women. Although Mounjaro is approved

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref., March 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, on Sunday agreed to strengthen defense-related communication, starting in peacetime, to improve deterrence. At their meeting at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Yokosuka base in

Tokyo, March 22 (Jiji Press)–People in Japan plan to spend 6,383 yen on average for cherry blossom viewing this year, down 13.8 pct from the previous year, as consumers become budget-minded amid inflation, according to an online survey. “As the cost of

Tokyo, March 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Sunday that the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, has resumed electricity generation and power transmission to the Tokyo metropolitan area. The resumption came

Shirakawa, Fukushima Pref., March 22 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has taken the lead in launching a training program aimed at nurturing about 100 foreign workers annually under Japan’s specified skilled worker program amid severe labor shortages in railway

Paris, March 21 (Jiji Press)–Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers Saturday issued a statement urging Iran to immediately stop its attacks on neighboring countries that threaten the security of the Middle East and the world. “We call for the