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1 Ottobre 2025

Elderly Woman Stabbed to Death in Tokyo’s Machida

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–A 76-year-old woman was stabbed at an apartment in Machida, Tokyo, on Tuesday evening and died shortly after being transported to hospital. Officers from Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department arrested Kota Kuwano, a 40-year-old man from Machida, who was
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ANA, U.S. Startup Demonstrate Flying Car at Osaka Expo

Osaka, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc. and U.S. startup Joby Aviation Inc. performed the first demonstration flight of their flying car for the press at the World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka on Tuesday. The electric
1 Ottobre 2025

Chinese Ship Spotted Again in Japan EEZ off Kagoshima Island

Kagoshima, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese survey ship was spotted again within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the island of Amami Oshima in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, according to the Japan Coast Guard. The JCG’s 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, based
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Tanaka Becomes 4th Pitcher to Hit 200 Wins in Japan, U.S. Career

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has hit combined 200 career wins in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) and U.S. Major League Baseball, becoming the fourth Japanese professional baseball player to achieve this feat. With this achievement, the 36-year-old
1 Ottobre 2025

INTERVIEW: Koizumi Calls Bigger Ruling Bloc “Best Option”

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party’s upcoming leadership election, has said that expanding the ruling coalition, currently made up of the LDP and Komeito, is the “best option.” Koizumi and four other
1 Ottobre 2025

Japan Big Makers’ Sentiment Improves Further: BOJ Tankan

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for two consecutive quarters, the Bank of Japan’s “Tankan” survey for September showed Wednesday. The headline diffusion index for large manufacturers’ current business conditions rose to plus 14 from plus
1 Ottobre 2025

U.S. Air Force Joins Japan-Australia Drill for 1st Time

Misawa, Aomori Pref., Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force kicked off their “Bushido Guardian” joint exercise in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday. The Japan-Australia exercise is joined by the U.S. Air Force for the
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