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Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–KDDI Corp. said on Tuesday that its smartphone code payment service will become available in South Korea, starting early this month, to accommodate Japanese tourists. South Korea will be the first overseas market for the Japanese wireless operator’s

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan will determine case by case whether to exercise its right to collective self-defense in the event of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz with missiles from Iran or elsewhere, an official has said. “The government will

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a district court order for the dissolution of the controversial religious group Unification Church, stripping the organization of its status as a religious corporation. The Unification Church, formally known as the Family

Okuma, Fukushima Pref., March 4 (Jiji Press)–A Baptist church once emptied by evacuation following the massive earthquake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, 15 years ago has returned to its home, recasting itself as a

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Fifteen years after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japan is seeing growing momentum behind “phase free” design, a new approach to disaster preparedness that integrates emergency functionality into everyday items. As major quakes have continued to

Natori/Iwanuma, Miyagi Pref., March 4 (Jiji Press)–A grand piano damaged by the massive tsunami in March 2011 and later restored has been installed at Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. On Saturday, its owner, 61-year-old piano instructor Yumi Sakurai, performed with

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Wednesday that it has evacuated two nationals living in Iran to neighboring Azerbaijan amid rising tensions in the region spurred by U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. The two Japanese nationals were evacuated by land, leaving

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Businesses in Japan are working to address increasingly complex demands and expectations related to workplace anti-harassment measures. This year marks four decades since the equal employment opportunity law came into force, and 20 years since employers were first

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average tumbled more than 1,500 points Wednesday morning to fall below 55,000 for the first time since Feb. 6. At 9:12 a.m., the key index of 225 issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has asked his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, for cooperation to ensure the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz and the safety of Japanese nationals in the