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Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry said Tuesday it will issue commemorative 1,000-yen coins marking the 100th anniversary of the 1926 start of the country’s Showa era. The coins will be priced at 34,800 yen apiece. The obverse design features a

(Adnkronos) – Japan will ease decades-old arms export rules after the Tokyo government approved a review of defense systems and equipment exports. Government spokesman Minoru Kihara announced a policy change that paves the way for the sale of lethal weapons abroad. The

(Adnkronos) – The United States has ”reduced” the sharing of satellite information on North Korea with South Korea “since the beginning of this month” due to recent statements by Seoul’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young regarding one of Pyongyang’s nuclear facilities. This was

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing to deliver an address on her country’s foreign policy during a trip to Vietnam early next month, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. In the address, Takaichi is expected to say that Japan

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government adopted an action plan Tuesday aiming to invest a total of 1 trillion yen across the public and private sectors by 2030 to secure recycled resources. The plan is designed to promote the reuse of

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have been judged to require countermeasures due to risks such as cave-ins reached 748 kilometers, the infrastructure ministry said Tuesday. The figure accounts for about 16 pct of the

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday proposed to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum that the two countries establish a framework for discussing economic security issues. In a 20-minute telephone meeting, the two leaders discussed the situation surrounding Iran

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese panel has upheld prosecutors’ decision not to indict eight former senior members of the Liberal Democratic Party’s now-defunct faction led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over a high-profile political funds scandal. The Abe faction, which

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–Three Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members died in an accident Tuesday during a tank firing drill at the Hijudai training area in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. A shell exploded around 8:40 a.m., killing the three male GSDF

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)–A glitch occurred at the Japanese transport ministry’s air traffic control system Tuesday morning, leading to the cancellations of many flights and affecting a total of about 13,900 people. Japan Airlines was informed that the system was restored