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Tokyo, Jan. 5 (Jiji Press)–Six Japan Railways Group companies reported Monday that the total number of passengers on their Shinkansen and other express trains in key areas during the year-end and New Year holiday period rose 5 pct from a year earlier

Ise, Mie Pref., Jan. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan will set up a nonpartisan national council for an integrated reform of the country’s tax and social security systems within January, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said at her New Year’s press conference Monday. Takaichi spoke

Tokyo, Jan. 5 (Jiji Press)–The possible introduction of medium-size constituencies with multiple seats in the House of Representatives is emerging as a key issue in discussions among Japanese lawmakers on electoral system reforms for the lower chamber of parliament. A consultative group

Nagoya, Jan. 5 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. may have presented data underestimating earthquake risks for a regulatory process to check whether its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan meets new safety standards, President Kingo Hayashi said Monday. Chubu Electric suspects

Tokyo, Jan. 5 (Jiji Press)–Two H-6 bombers of the Chinese military and six other aircraft flew south between the main island of Okinawa Prefecture and the island of Miyakojima, part of the southernmost Japan prefecture, and advanced into the Pacific Ocean on

(Adnkronos) – A Jewish settler outpost, near the village of Al-Minyya, south of Bethlehem, in Area B of the West Bank, will be evacuated today. The Idf announced this, explaining that the decision to clear Kana Avraham was taken following “criminal acts

(Adnkronos) – Iran has accused Israel of ”threatening its national unity” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his support for the protesters who have been demonstrating for a week in Tehran and other parts of the country against the cost of

Tokyo, Jan. 5 (Jiji Press)–The use of loss prevention tags by stalkers quickly spread in Japan last year, the National Police Agency has reported. According to the NPA, police across the country gave advice to victims of stalking using those electronic tags

Tokyo, Jan. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ingredients, particularly eggs and milk, are increasingly being promoted to meet growing demand from foreign visitors. A 2024 survey on inbound consumption trends by the Japan Tourism Agency found that the most common expectation before visiting Japan,