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(The final paragraph should have read, “…the Saitama city of Kawaguchi…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Quake Rocks Tokyo, Nearby Areas Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–A major earthquake occurred in Ibaraki Prefecture early Sunday morning, rocking eastern Japan areas

Misato, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–A local painter is supporting reconstruction efforts in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, hit by a powerful earthquake last month, through collaborative works with the popular manga series “Kinnikuman.” Kazuyuki Takishita, 50, was born in an area

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese skating duo Riku Miura, 24, and Ryuichi Kihara, 34, who won gold in the figure skating pairs event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, announced their engagement on social media Sunday. The pair, nicknamed “Riku-Ryu,” released a

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–A major earthquake occurred in Ibaraki Prefecture early Sunday morning, rocking eastern Japan areas including Tokyo. The quake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 occurred in southern Ibaraki at a depth of some 70 kilometers around 2 a.m.,

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party is ready to devote its maximum resources to win the Sept. 13 gubernatorial election in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. LDP executives will visit the island prefecture one after another to rally

New Delhi, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan and India have held the first joint event between their governments focusing on recycling of key minerals at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi. About 130 participants, including government officials and recycling business operators, took part

Nagoya, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)–The torch relay for the Asian Games, which are scheduled to open on Sept. 19, began Saturday at Nagoya Castle’s Ni-no-maru Square in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The relay will visit 40 municipalities across

Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)–Democratic Party for the People lawmakers Yuichiro Tamaki and Mikihiko Hashimoto attended a debate session in Tokyo ahead of the opposition party’s Sept. 6 leadership election, whose campaign period started on Saturday. The current DPFP leader, Tamaki, 57,

Kumamoto, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will take measures to support tourism in the Kyushu southwestern region including Kumamoto Prefecture, hit hard by last month’s massive earthquake, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Saturday. The measures will be included in the

Ube, Yamaguchi Pref., Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese civic group leads efforts to collect the remains of those who died in the 1942 flooding accident at the Chosei undersea coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. The Japanese and South Korean