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Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., July 10 (Jiji Press)–Agricultural and fishery experience programs being offered by a facility in a northeastern Japan district severely damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 are attracting children. Since its opening in the Ogatsucho district of Ishinomaki,

Narita, Chiba Pref., July 10 (Jiji Press)–Narita International Airport Corp. agreed Friday with Japanese local governments to start procedures for compulsory expropriation of land necessary to expand its airport in Chiba Prefecture. The company reached the agreement with the governments of the

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday that it has registered “Japanese tea” under its system designed to protect goods with specific geographical origin as intellectual property. The move is part of the ministry’s efforts to combat intellectual property infringement

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will financially support small and midsize businesses affected by the bankruptcy of Zentoshin, a credit card payment processing service provider, industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Friday. The affected companies will be allowed to receive loans

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Japan-linked vessels still remain in the Persian Gulf after the recent passage of 22 such vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, transport minister Yasushi Kaneko said Friday. The vessels ready to transit the strait were able to

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The scope of behavior subject to punishment under a bill that would criminalize acts of damaging the Japanese national flag remains vague, and the lack of clarity could have a chilling effect on social activities. The Cabinet Committee

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–A University of Tokyo group that studied mice has unraveled the mechanism of how the feeling of hate develops within an individual’s brain when suddenly attacked by a familiar individual that suddenly turned aggressive. The team found that

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–More than 70 pct of accommodation facilities in Japan are understaffed, a Japan Tourism Agency white paper showed Friday. Amid an increase in foreign visitors to Japan, accommodations that host them need to make efforts to improve employee

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–This season’s first batch of saury fetched a record price of 700,000 yen per kilogram for some large fish at Tokyo’s Toyosu wholesale market on Friday morning. The previous record was 500,000 yen, set two years ago. The

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s local tax revenue in fiscal 2025 is estimated to have exceeded 50 trillion yen for the first time, reflecting higher individual resident tax revenue on the back of wage hikes, government data showed Friday. In the year