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Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Members of the general public visited the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo on Monday for an event to celebrate Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s 66th birthday on the day. “I am truly grateful for your kind congratulations,” the Emperor told

Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Twenty people were rescued in the early hours of Monday after being trapped in an elevator of the Tokyo Skytree tower in the Japanese capital’s Sumida Ward for about six hours, with no reported injuries or health issues.

Verona, Italy, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan earned a record number of Winter Olympics medals, at 24, at the 17-day Milan-Cortina Games that came to an end Sunday. The Asian country clinched five golds, seven silvers and 12 bronzes, with the overall total

Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito turned 66 on Monday, ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March and the 10th anniversary of the Kumamoto earthquakes in April. “Even now, remembering the disasters pains my heart,”

Kamoenai, Hokkaido, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)–The incumbent mayor of Kamoenai, Hokkaido, who is positive about a survey for selecting a nuclear waste disposal site, secured re-election in Sunday’s mayoral poll in the northern Japan village. Masayuki Takahashi, 75, fended off two challengers

Matsue, Shimane Pref., Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)–The prefectural government of Shimane, western Japan, and others held an annual ceremony Sunday to mark Takeshima Day, stipulated by a prefectural ordinance to assert Japan’s sovereignty over the Sea of Japan islets called Takeshima in

Tokyo, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)–The recovery of domestic tourism among Japanese people is stalling as consumers are becoming more thrifty amid rising prices. In 2025, the number of Japanese tourists at home increased 2.5 pct from the previous year to 553.66 million,

Toyama, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held at Toyama College of Foreign Languages in the central Japan city of Toyama on Sunday to mark 15 years since the February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand, which killed 12 students from the

Berlin, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese director Yusuke Iwasaki’s “AnyMart” won the FIPRESCI Jury Prize in the Forum section at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. The Japanese animated film “A New Dawn” by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya missed a prize in the

Washington, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and U.S. governments held working-level talks this week on China’s alleged secret nuclear test and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development, it was learned Saturday. The meeting, which has been regularly held since 2010 to discuss