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Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Jangmi made landfall on the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, leading to the issuance of a Level 5 emergency flood warning for the Koza River in the western Japan prefecture. The warning was

Silicon Valley, June 2 (Jiji Press)–U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Tuesday that it has newly granted a total of about 150 companies and organizations in more than 15 countries access to its cutting-edge AI model, Claude Mythos. In Tokyo, Japanese Finance

Narita, Chiba Pref., June 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese men’s national soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, departed on Tuesday for their pre-World Cup training camp in Monterrey, Mexico. A departure ceremony was held at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, with Yuto Nagatomo, who

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with leaders from island nations in Tokyo on Tuesday, calling for cooperation on climate change and maritime issues. During the meeting with Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr., Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feleti Teo

Osaka, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Police in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka sent papers on three people to prosecutors Tuesday on suspicion of selling and storing Mounjaro, a diabetes medication also known as a weight-loss drug, without permission. All three suspects have

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Jangmi is expected to approach Japan’s Tokai central region Wednesday morning and the Kanto eastern region in the afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday. The sixth typhoon of the year approached the southern part of the

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering lowering the consumption tax rate on food to 1 pct for two years from next April, despite her campaign pledge of a zero pct tax rate in February’s

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry will enhance efforts this fiscal year to prevent wild animals, such as deer and raccoon dogs, from being killed in traffic. Using a website that features data on locations and times of collisions between vehicles

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Tuesday began removing nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool of the No. 2 reactor at its tsunami-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. The work is considered

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of five major staffing companies in Tokyo, including Persol Tempstaff Co. and Recruit Staffing Co., for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to raise staffing service fees. According to