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Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Oman agreed Wednesday to maintain close communication to ensure free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global energy shipments. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Omani counterpart, Badr Albusaidi,

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department served a fresh arrest warrant on the president of an information technology firm Wednesday on suspicion of killing an executive of the company. Katsuya Mizuguchi, 49, is alleged to have murdered Takeshi Kamiyama, 54,

(Adnkronos) – Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis causing respiratory difficulties, has undergone a “successful” lung transplant. The royal house announced this. “We are pleased that everything has progressed well so far.

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in May dropped 3.6 pct from a year earlier to 3,559,900, marking its second consecutive month of decline, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. The number of Chinese visitors

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–The Kanazawa branch of Nagoya High Court ruled Wednesday that February’s election for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. With the ruling, 14 high courts and branches throughout

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Opposition Sanseito on Wednesday submitted a bill to establish a Japanese government agency to coordinate policies related to foreigners across ministries and agencies. The bill, introduced in the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, calls

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–About 10 cargo vessels of Nippon Yusen K.K. remain stranded in the Persian Gulf due to the virtual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Takaya Soga, president of the major Japanese shipping firm, said Wednesday. “The situation is

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly using smartphone payment app PayPay to defraud electronic money from an individual, people familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. The suspect, Masanobu Kimura, a resident of Sapporo, a city

Nago, Okinawa Pref., June 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry notified Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday that it has started pouring earth and sand in a new area east of Cape Henoko in the southernmost prefecture for the planned relocation of a U.S. military

(The third paragraph should have read, “…its Audit Committee…” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) CDP Lawmaker under Fire over Remarks on Japan SDF Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Chikage Koga, a lawmaker of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan,