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Yokohama, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tomohito Mitsumori, president of Japanese restaurant chain operator Ootoya Holdings Co., has said the company plans to accelerate the opening of its Ootoya Gohan Dokoro restaurants overseas. Ootoya currently operates about 140 Japanese restaurants across eight countries and

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s gross domestic product in April-June grew 0.3 pct from the previous quarter after price and seasonal adjustments, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Monday. The reading represents a 1.1 pct annualized rise. The annualized figure

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Amid a surge in bear-related incidents across Japan, local governments and companies are increasingly turning to drones as part of efforts to prevent attacks and reduce damage. Beyond their use in aerial searches for bears, drones are proving

Chiba, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from record rainfall in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, this month has risen to 10, including cases under investigation for links with the disaster, while one person remains missing, the prefectural government said Sunday. The

Tokyo, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)–As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is believed to be considering reshuffling her cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s executive lineup in September, a focal point is how she will treat those close to LDP Vice President

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)–A new-type Shinkansen train, manufactured in Japan, has been delivered to Taiwan for the first time. On Saturday, the 12 N700ST train cars, which feature iconic orange and black lines on a white body, were unloaded from

Frankfurt, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan won the silver medal in the group all-around competition at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday, securing a spot at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, which is awarded to the top three finishers.

Tokyo, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)–Fumiko Yamamoto still vividly remembers the moment she entered a gymnasium-turned-morgue as a nurse in the aftermath of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash. As she passed through the blackout curtain, “something heavy pressed down on my

Tokyo, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)–Kazuhiko Takahashi, 98, who was the oldest war-bereaved relative to attend Saturday’s war-end anniversary ceremony in Tokyo, calls for remembering the fact that some 3.1 million Japanese people died in World War II. With the horrors of the

Chiba, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from this week’s record rain in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has risen to nine, while one man is still missing, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said Saturday. In the prefecture, a total of