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Berlin, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–German drone startup Quantum Systems said Wednesday that it has established a Japanese subsidiary and opened an office in Tokyo. The move coincided with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Japan. Quantum Systems also signed separate memorandums of

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Russia has claimed that a consular meeting for a Japanese journalist detained by Russian authorities was held appropriately, although it did not take place within four days of detention as sought under the two countries’ consular convention. At

Berlin, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed at their meeting in Tokyo the same day to promptly study the possibility of Germany joining a Japan-Britain-Italy project to jointly develop a

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed scaling back subsidies aimed at curbing surges in gasoline prices in stages from December. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received the proposal from LDP officials, including policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi, in a

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s internal affairs ministry plans to allow deputy leaders of local governments to determine, based on doctors’ diagnoses, the resignation of prefectural governors or municipal mayors who have become incapacitated due to illness or other reasons, Jiji Press

Japan Struggles to Balance Data Center Boom, Local Concerns Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–With many data center construction projects underway across Japan, concerns are growing among local residents about deteriorating living conditions due to noise and thermal pollution from such facilites. Obstacles

Data centers, which house internet servers and data communications equipment, are rapidly being constructed across Japan. As advances in artificial intelligence technology make data centers indispensable to the digital society, challenges involving site selection and gaining the support of local residents have

Japan’s Regional Areas Vie to Become Data Center Hubs Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Data center construction in Japan is spreading to regional areas, with the prefectures of Hokkaido and Akita emerging as possible hubs. Securing large tracts of land and obtaining access

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp., mired in an accounting scandal, said Wednesday that it would miss its target of obtaining an audit firm’s “unqualified opinion” on its fiscal 2025 securities report by the end of this month.

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, at around 12:07 a.m. Thursday, registering up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. The quake occurred at a