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Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry has launched a training program to help people with visual impairments use white canes to navigate railway station platforms safely, as part of efforts to prevent falls and other accidents. With more time needed to

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, rocked the Tokachi region in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Monday morning. The earthquake with an estimated magnitude of

Naha, Okinawa Pref., April 26 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki faces wavering support ahead of the Sept. 13 gubernatorial election due to changes in the political landscape as a result of the February general election. While the 66-year-old is aiming to secure

Nagoya, April 26 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese auto parts supplier Denso Corp. is considering withdrawing its acquisition proposal for major Japanese chipmaker Rohm Co., informed sources have said. Denso, part of the Toyota Motor Corp. group, is finding it difficult to gain support

Tokyo, April 26 (Jiji Press)–Crude oil procured from the United States by Japanese oil distributor Cosmo Oil Co. arrived in Japan on Sunday for the first time as an alternative supply, following the start of U.S. attacks on Iran in late February.

Tokyo, April 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner held at a hotel in Washington on Saturday, attended by President Donald Trump. “I was relieved to hear that President Trump was

Tokyo, April 26 (Jiji Press)–Crude oil procured from the United States by Japanese oil distributor Cosmo Oil Co. arrived in Japan on Sunday for the first time as an alternative supply, following the start of U.S. attacks on Iran in late February.

Niigata, April 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa has visited Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. Akazawa made the visit Saturday after the No. 6 reactor of the plant restarted commercial operations on

Tokyo, April 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of killing a then-29-year-old woman in an apartment in Tokyo’s Roppongi district in 2018. Arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department was Nobuaki Takahashi, whose address and occupation are

Naha, Okinawa Pref., April 25 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Saturday announced his intention to run in the Sept. 13 gubernatorial election, in hopes of securing his third term as governor of the southernmost Japan prefecture. Speaking at a press conference