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Niigata, May 11 (Jiji Press)–A private high school in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, one of whose students was killed in a microbus crash last week said Sunday that it had arranged buses through Kanbara Tetsudo Co., a local bus operator, multiple times

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan has no plans at present for a meeting between the Japanese and Russian foreign ministers, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. The comments by Kihara came at a press conference after Moscow suggested that the two

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday left open the possibility of her government calling for energy savings amid supply concerns linked to the war in Iran. “We will not rule out any possibility and will respond flexibly”

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan is not currently in a situation where there would be a major domestic impact in the wake of a hantavirus outbreak confirmed on a cruise ship during a voyage in the Atlantic Ocean, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru

Washington, May 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday during a trip to the East Asian nation. Bessent is

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly rose over 600 points to hit a new record intraday high on Monday morning thanks to purchases following gains in U.S. high-tech issues late last week. At 9:21 a.m., the index

Niigata, May 11 (Jiji Press)–A private high school in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, one of whose students was killed in a microbus crash last week said Sunday that it had arranged buses through Kanbara Tetsudo Co., a local bus operator, multiple times

Washington, May 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday during a trip to the East Asian nation. Bessent is

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese national who disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Britain on Monday aboard a charter flight arranged by the British government, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. The individual is “in good health,” according

Washington, May 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday that he will visit Japan from Monday for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama the following day. The U.S. and Japanese officials