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Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–A record 27,017,098 people cast early votes for single-seat constituencies in Sunday’s House of Representatives election in Japan, according to the internal affairs ministry. The figure, up 1.29-fold from the previous Lower House race in 2024, was the

Milan, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Snowboarder Kira Kimura won the men’s big air final at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Saturday, gaining the first gold medal for Japan in the quadrennial winter sports event that opened the previous day. Kimura, 21, earned 179.50 points,

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Voting started across Japan in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, in which Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks a public mandate after her Liberal Democratic Party switched its coalition partner. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. as many parts

London, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–The British Museum in London is holding an exhibition on “samurai,” exploring the reality of the Japanese feudal-era warriors through furnishings, works of art and video images. The exhibition, set to run until May 4, showcases some 280

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese party leaders made their final appeals to voters Saturday, the last day of the official campaign period for Sunday’s House of Representatives election. The general election for the all-important lower chamber of parliament is the first national

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–There was no deep debate during campaigns for Sunday’s general election on measures to enhance intelligence capabilities, such as an espionage prevention law, although the Liberal Democratic Party and others proposed such steps in their election pledges. Prime

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan is seen selecting gas-fired power generation, synthetic diamonds and ports as the first round of 550-billion-dollar investments and loans it agreed to make in the United States, it was learned Saturday. The Japanese and U.S. governments will

Yamaguchi, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–A male diver died Saturday after falling ill during a survey to search for the remains of victims of the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster off Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Around noon, there was an emergency call

Ube, Yamaguchi Pref., Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Saturday to mark the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster in the western Japan prefecture that left 183 people dead. The event took place near the former

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan will keep requesting Russia to allow the restart of a program for former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands to visit their ancestors’ graves on the islands, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday. “Resuming the visits is