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Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Two Japan-linked vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, Japanese Transport Minister Yasushi Kaneko said Friday. Crew members are in good health and there are no abnormalities in the vessels, Kaneko said at a press conference. The

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. and financial group SBI Holdings Inc. said Friday that they have begun talks on a capital and business alliance for cooperation in media and content operations. The two companies plan to collaborate in

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of the Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito at a meeting Friday agreed to set up a body for discussions on a potential merger of the three Japanese opposition parties. CRA

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Friday to reorganize the Air Self-Defense Force as the Air and Space Self-Defense Force. With the reorganization, Japan aims to ramp up capabilities for space operations in light of the growing

Paris, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Luffy and other major characters of the globally popular Japanese manga and anime series “One Piece” have joined a wax museum in Paris. The 10 wax dolls of the Straw Hat Crew members, the first Japanese anime characters

Dallas, Texas, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese men’s national soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, advanced to the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 1-1 draw against Sweden in its final group stage match in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday.

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Core consumer prices in central Tokyo rose 1.6 pct in June from a year before, driven higher by surging crude oil prices amid the conflict in the Middle East, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday. The pace

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The 12 member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership decided Friday to begin preparatory talks with the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates, a step toward launching accession negotiations. The decision was made

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged to slip below 70,000 Friday morning as artificial intelligence-linked and other high technology names succumbed to profit-taking after their hefty gains the previous day. The index of 225 major issues on

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that he will visit Seoul on Saturday and Sunday to meet with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back. The two ministers are expected to discuss establishing regular refueling support from Japan’s