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Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Regional management organizations, which empower residents to take the lead in tackling local challenges, are becoming increasingly common across Japan. There were 8,587 such organizations nationwide in fiscal 2025, up 394 from the previous year. RMOs are expected

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Mongolian counterpart, Damba Batlut, agreed to advance defense cooperation between their countries in a meeting at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo. In Wednesday’s meeting, the two also confirmed their intention

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the sixth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey for September showed Thursday. The headline diffusion index for large manufacturers’ current business conditions rose to plus 24 from

Nagoya, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hayato Kondo won judo gold in the men’s 60-kilogram event, while his younger sister, Mitsuki, also secured gold in the women’s 48-kg event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday. “The fact that I was able to

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Sogo & Seibu Co.’s Seibu department store in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward closed its doors Wednesday, ending its 58-year history. Despite the rain, many customers visited to bid farewell to the department store that has long been one of

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–A supervisor failed to give advance instructions on the positions of railway lookouts and evacuation locations, in violation of internal safety rules, in an August accident that killed four workers during weeding operations at a station in Kanuma,

Kumamoto, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Kumamoto Prefecture on Wednesday to comfort people affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in late July and to thank those engaged in relief and support activities,

Kyoto, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Scandal-hit Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. said Wednesday that it suffered a consolidated net loss of 564.6 billion yen in fiscal 2025, against a revised net profit of 84.6 billion yen for the preceding year. The red ink

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to highlight in her upcoming policy speech before parliament her resolve to make all-out efforts to promote economic growth and create a society where people can have hope for the future,

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition party Komeito decided Wednesday to appoint former party policy chief Mitsunari Okamoto as its new leader. Okamoto, 61, will assume the post at a party convention on Saturday, in line with the expiration of the term