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Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan “strongly condemns” the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a press conference Monday. Specifically, the top Japanese government spokesman cited the dispatch of troops and supplies of weapons

(A typo in the sixth paragraph has been corrected. The seventh paragraph should have read “…on a planned tax cut. …”) No Plans to Set Up New Panel on Imperial Succession Now: Takaichi Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Discussions on a hike in Japan’s minimum wages for fiscal 2026 entered the final stage at a labor ministry panel Monday, but gaps between the labor and management sides remain wide. Members from the labor side at the

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a press conference from 6 p.m. Monday, following the end of an extended Diet session Saturday, the government announced. Takaichi is expected to speak about the planned consumption tax cut, as

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan has started this year’s services allowing former Japanese residents of Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands to pay tribute to their ancestors from the sea. At a ceremony held Saturday afternoon on the Etopirika ship, which arrived off Kunashiri,

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government launched an epidural subsidy program for childbirth last October, becoming the first prefecture-level government in Japan to help cover the cost of pain-relief deliveries. In the six months through March, the metropolitan government received

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has announced a decision to drop a plan to invest in leading Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The parent of convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. had been considering

Tokyo, July 26 (Jiji Press)–Cyberattacks are becoming faster and more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence, Nobuo Miwa, president of Tokyo-based information security service provider S&J Corp., has said in a recent interview. His remarks came after a series of cyberattacks

Tokyo, July 26 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co., which have been discussing areas of cooperation, are considering jointly developing the operating system for software-defined vehicles based on Nissan’s technology, informed sources said Sunday. SDVs can add or improve functions

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref., July 26 (Jiji Press)–Many people visited the Tsukui Yamayuri-en residential facility for people with disabilities in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sunday, the 10th anniversary of a mass stabbing attack that left 45 residents