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Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai as parliamentary affairs chief of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a party leadership reshuffle, informed sources said Sunday. It is customary for

New York, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Yui Kamiji won the U.S. Open women’s wheelchair tennis singles title on Saturday, securing her second straight U.S. Open title and marking her 13th Grand Slam singles title. In Saturday’s wheelchair women’s singles final at the

Budapest, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Haruka Kitaguchi set a new Japanese record in women’s javelin, improving her own domestic record to 68.92 meters at an international competition in Budapest on Saturday. Kitaguchi, who won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games,

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–A visit to Japan by North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk is being arranged for the Asian Games in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, according to officials. The plan was unveiled by the sports association of

Venice, Italy, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s “Look Back” has won five collateral awards at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Koreeda’s film, which is about two girls united by their passion for comics, was in competition for the Golden

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed northwestern Pacific island a month ago. Japan has lodged a strong protest following Putin’s Aug. 13 visit to the island of Etorofu,

Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Tokachidake in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido to Level 3 on Saturday morning, banning entry to the 2,077-meter mountain. This is the first time that Level 3 has

By Waka Ota Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Canadian Ambassador to Japan Ian McKay has expressed expectations for his country’s participation in the Global Combat Air Program among Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet, targeting 2035 for its rollout.

Aomori, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. has disclosed the amount of spent nuclear fuel held by each electric power company at its reprocessing plant under construction in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, Jiji Press learned Saturday. According to the data,

Beijing, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliamentary vice industry minister Toshiyuki Ochi has said that he held brief talks with Wang Hongzhi, head of China’s National Energy Administration, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s energy ministers in