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Seoul, March 18 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has expressed deep gratitude for Japan’s recent assistance in evacuating South Korean nationals from the Middle East. In a letter sent to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, Lee thanked the Japanese

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–About 30 pct of people in their 20s and 30s in Japan believe it necessary to make “shukatsu” end-of-life planning, a survey showed Wednesday. The online survey, conducted last September by funeral firm San Holdings Inc., found that

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of Chinese visitors to Japan in February fell 45.2 pct from a year earlier to 396,400, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the overall number of foreign visitors to Japan in February is

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese climber died after slipping down Mount Kenya in Kenya on Thursday last week local time, an official of Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Details including the victim’s age and sex as well as how the accident

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks surged on Wednesday as concerns about crude oil supplies eased following a media report that some vessels were passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict between the U.S.-Israel camp and Iran. The Nikkei

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s household financial assets rose 5.3 pct from a year earlier to a record 2,351 trillion yen at the end of December 2025, up for the 12th straight quarter, Bank of Japan quarterly data showed Wednesday. The increase

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday surged 29 yen from a week earlier to hit a record high of 190.8 yen per liter, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The jump was driven

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Many major Japanese companies fully accepted their unions’ pay hike demands Wednesday, when this year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations reached a climax. Despite an uncertain business environment due partly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff policy and

Onagawa, Miyagi Pref., March 18 (Jiji Press)–A “kamaboko” fish cake manufacturer in a town in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi has continued to lend the local community and firms a helping hand for reconstruction from a devastating earthquake and tsunami 15

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday surged 29 yen from a week earlier to hit a record high of 190.8 yen per liter, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The jump was driven