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Osaka, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder by attacking a policeman with a car in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. The Osaka prefectural police arrested Yasunori Kubo on Thursday, alleging that he suddenly accelerated his

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit the western Japanese prefecture of Nara for two days from Tuesday, the two countries’ governments announced Friday. On Tuesday, Lee will hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Household spending in Japan rose 2.9 pct in November from a year earlier after adjustment for inflation as food spending rebounded, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. Consumption spending by households with two or more members totaled 314,242

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Kimiya Yui and three other astronauts will return from the International Space Station earlier than scheduled due to a medical issue of a crew member, the U.S. space agency NASA has said. The ISS crew members are

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A video showing a student assaulting another student at a high school in Tochigi Prefecture has spread on social media, prompting probes by a board of education and police in the eastern Japan prefecture. “We take

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A man found dead bleeding massively at an apartment in Tokyo’s Ota Ward on Thursday has what appeared to be defensive wounds on the fingers of both hands, it was learned Friday. The victim was identified as Akihiro

Nagoya, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp.’s bZ4X SUV was the top-selling electric vehicle in Japan in October-December 2025, the automaker has announced. It marked the first time that Toyota has topped the country’s quarterly EV sales ranking. The company released the

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese convenience store chain Ministop Co. has said it now expects to log a consolidated net loss of 6 billion yen in the business year through February, against its previous forecast of a 70-million-yen profit. The downward revision

Brussels, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–“Girl with a Pearl Earring,” a painting by 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, will be loaned to Japan for display this summer, the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague said Thursday. The masterpiece will be exhibited from Aug.

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Advocating a “centrist” stance, Komeito is struggling to define its strategy over how far to keep its distance from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration and how to engage with other opposition parties. The party has yet to articulate