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Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in January-June fell 2.0 pct from a year before to 21,084,800, down for the first time in five years, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Although the first-half visitor

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament Wednesday passed a bill to revise the financial instruments and exchange law to regulate crypto assets, in addition to stocks and other securities. The move is aimed at protecting users amid growing demand for crypto assets

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained more than 1,000 points on Wednesday, driven by semiconductor-related stocks following the overnight ascent of their U.S. peers. The index of 225 blue-chip issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court sentenced a man to 16 years in prison Wednesday for fatally stabbing a 22-year-old woman while she was livestreaming on a Tokyo street last year. In a lay-judge trial, the court found Kenichi Takano, 44,

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found Reika Kuroki, a 38-year-old Japanese influencer, guilty of evading about 157 million yen in corporate and consumption taxes. The court sentenced Kuroki to two years and six months in prison, suspended for

(The second sentence of the fifth paragraph should have read, “…, allowing Hokuriku Shinkansen trains to utilize the Tokaido Shinkansen Line tracks from Maibara to reach Shin-Osaka,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Ruling Bloc Decides on Hokuriku Shinkansen Route

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Wednesday to postpone a House of Councillors special committee vote on a bill to revise the Imperial House Law from the day. The agreement

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Wednesday to promote measures for ensuring proper maintenance and management of sewerage facilities in response to the 2025 sinkhole incident in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court Wednesday found a former executive of an event business guilty of violating the antimonopoly law by rigging bids linked to the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics held in 2021. Tokyo District Court sentenced the 66-year-old

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–Organizers are changing schedules for summer festivals and fireworks displays in Japan, hoping to protect people from the intense summer heat and heavy rain. The Sagajoka Sakaenokuni Matsuri festival in the southwestern city of Saga was brought forward