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Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan took a cautious stance toward granting Russia full membership of the Group of Seven at the 1994 summit in Naples, Italy, due to a long-standing bilateral territorial dispute, newly released documents showed Wednesday. Diplomatic records declassified by

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–China repeatedly urged Japan to address its concerns related to Taiwan ahead of then Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa’s visit to China in March 1994, according to Japanese diplomatic records disclosed Wednesday. Concerned about possible deterioration in Japan-China

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa has recounted how shocked he was to hear a U.S. view that there was over a 50 pct chance of a Korean Peninsula contingency during the 1994 North Korea nuclear crisis. In

Tsu, Mie Pref., Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The prefectural government of Mie, central Japan, is considering stopping hiring foreign nationals, in order to protect confidential information, officials said Wednesday. Prefectural officials cited concerns about leaks of agricultural production information and residents’ personal data,

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Cases of abuse against people with disabilities in Japan reached a record high of 3,770 in fiscal 2024, the welfare ministry said Tuesday, citing an increase in consultations and reports to local governments. The total, confirmed by prefectural

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Hyogo prefectural police executives have been punished over gifts and other favors from a company commissioned to provide services to the western Japan police, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. A police station chief received gifts from the company, while

(The second sentence in the final paragraph should have read, “…full-scale…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Japan to Adopt Record 122.3-T.-Yen FY 2026 Budget Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is in the final stages of work to

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese and U.S. officials held the second round of talks Tuesday on which U.S. projects will receive Japanese funding as part of a trade agreement between the two countries, the Japanese government said Wednesday. Under the deal, Japan

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Masashi Ozaki, Japan’s most successful male professional golfer, better known by his nickname “Jumbo Ozaki,” or simply “Jumbo,” died of sigmoid colon cancer Tuesday at the age of 78. A native of the southwestern prefecture of Tokushima, Ozaki,

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and health minister Kenichiro Ueno agreed Wednesday to raise medical service fees by 2.22 pct in fiscal 2026, the first increase in 12 years. Katayama and Ueno agreed to increase the main portion