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Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers from the Quad countries of Japan, Australia, India and the United States agreed Wednesday to strengthen their cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations amid China’s increasing assertiveness. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Australian

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to establish a national intelligence bureau on July 31, which will serve as the secretariat for a planned national intelligence council, officials said Wednesday. The cabinet is expected to approve the plan as early

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Retired Japanese Nordic combined great Akito Watabe has been certified by Guinness World Records for the most individual World Cup starts in the sport, having made 303 appearances, it was learned Wednesday. Watabe, 38, a medalist at three

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel of Japan’s health ministry on Wednesday broadly agreed on a plan to make it mandatory for businesses handling dietary supplements to report health issues associated with such products. The move comes on the heels of

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp., a unit of Sony Group Corp., on Wednesday announced plans to establish a joint venture to promote labor-saving and unmanned operations in manufacturing using artificial intelligence. Through the new firm,

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The dollar traded at around 163 yen in Tokyo Wednesday, remaining at its highest levels in about 39 years against the Japanese currency. Traders bought dollars as a safe-haven asset amid concerns over the escalation in the conflict

(In an earlier version of this article, the name of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance was misspelled as “Central Reform Alliance.”) Japan Opposition Parties Reject Tax Cut Proposal Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties opposed the ruling bloc’s proposal that the

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday rejected China’s claim that Okinotorishima, a remote island under Tokyo’s jurisdiction, is a rock. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted firing drills within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the island

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, or parliament, began deliberations Wednesday on a bill to establish a secondary capital of the nation that would assume core government functions during major disasters. An outline of

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Central Social Insurance Medical Council, which advises the health minister, on Wednesday approved the application of public health insurance to RiHeart, a cardiac muscle cell sheet that uses induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells, effective on