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Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)–A hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai on Miyajima Island burned to the ground on Wednesday, local police and firefighters in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, said the same day. According to the authorities, firefighters

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks fell in Tokyo trading Wednesday, driven lower by rising interest rates globally, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average ending below 60,000 for the first time since May 1. The Nikkei index closed at 59,804.41, down

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Wednesday, measuring upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, on an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor with an estimated magnitude

London, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese garden designer Kazuyuki Ishihara won a silver-gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show starting in London on Tuesday. “Tokonoma Garden,” by Ishihara, a native of Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, was awarded the second-highest honor in the main

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has called on China to strictly punish the suspect after two Japanese nationals were injured in an attack at a restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday. Japan also urged

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–The liquidator of the Unification Church, a controversial religious group ordered to disband, on Wednesday began accepting claims from victims who were forced to make large donations to the group. The claims of losses will be accepted online

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Wednesday, measuring upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, on an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor with an estimated magnitude

Paris, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday warned of risks of Asian countries’ heavy reliance on the Middle East for oil and other products amid the war in Iran. The war’s “impact on Asia, which is dependent on

Kobe, May 20 (Jiji Press)–A mother and her daughter have been found dead and bleeding in their house in the city of Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. At around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Hyogo prefectural police found one woman collapsed near the entrance

Hiroshima, May 20 (Jiji Press)–A register of people who died from the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 was aired at a memorial park in the western Japan city on Wednesday for its upkeep. City officials took the books out of