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Baku, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Some fans of popular Japanese television drama “Vivant” have been flocking to Azerbaijan, hoping to see with their own eyes where the second season of the hit series was filmed. The country on the western shore of the

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck Aichi Prefecture in central Japan on Sunday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake with an estimated magnitude of

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed an additional order for assets held by Japan Tobacco Inc. in Russia to be placed under the temporary management of a Russian company. The assets targeted by the new order include

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Ritsuko Nakayama, a legendary Japanese professional bowler who helped spark Japan’s bowling boom in the 1970s, died Saturday at the age of 84. According to the Japan Professional Bowling Association, Nakayama had been receiving medical treatment for an

Beijing, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc., who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China, is expected to be released in mid-December and return to Japan, Jiji Press learned Saturday. According

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Saturday conducted a comprehensive nuclear emergency drill simulating a severe accident at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear plant in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture. The three-day drill, which runs through Sunday, involves the Hokkaido

Washington, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday expressed commitment to keeping Japan’s underlying inflation rate, excluding temporary factors, at around the central bank’s 2 pct target. During a conversation with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry is mulling over a proposal to integrate the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Northeastern Army into the Eastern Army and dissolve the Northeastern Army’s headquarters, several government sources have told Jiji Press. The proposal is aimed at

Beijing, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc., who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China, is expected to be released in mid-December and return to Japan, Jiji Press learned Saturday. According

The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Friday met with Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, at the court’s headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands. Five members of the Nonpartisan Parliamentary Association for Reconsidering