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Fukuoka, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, said Friday that it will launch financial services in earnest in partnership with SBI Holdings Inc. The railway operator will develop an app, tentatively called JQ Bank, to centrally manage services

London, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan retook the top spot among 110 economies in the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Travel and Tourism Development Index rankings, released on Friday. Japan was followed by the United States in second place, Spain in third, Australia in

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–About half of 120 civic groups working in Japan to save and rehome dogs and cats received more requests to take in such animals for protection in the past year than in the preceding year, a private-sector survey

Osaka, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese credit card payment processing service firm Zentoshin’s bankruptcy trustee said Friday that seven credit card companies will pay in full the 5.4 billion yen in sales proceeds that Zentoshin’s member stores had been unable to collect following

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested an Uzbek food delivery worker on suspicion of committing indecent acts against an elementary school girl who answered the door. Muminov Dilshod Komiljonovich, a 45-year-old resident of Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, allegedly hugged and kissed

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court ruled Friday that a public offices election law provision that prohibits minors from engaging in campaigning activities and imposes penalties on violators is unconstitutional. In the lawsuit filed by four people against the government, however,

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan will launch the National Disaster Management Agency on Nov. 2 to serve as the government’s command center for disaster preparedness and response, minister for disaster management Goshi Hosono said Friday. The agency will substantially expand the Cabinet

(Adnkronos) – The New York Police Department reported that over 100 people were arrested in Manhattan during protests against the arrival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly. The demonstrations were led by pro-Palestinian organizations and the anti-Zionist

In the story titled “FOCUS: Tokyo Museum Preserves Memories of Students Killed in War,” distributed Sept. 10, a woman’s surname was incorrectly given as “Hamazaki” in the seventh and 10th paragraphs and a photo caption. It should have been “Hamasaki.” A replacement

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit China for four days from Sunday as the new head of Japan’s Association for the Promotion of International Trade, a group for friendship with China, it was learned Friday. Work