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Narita, Chiba Pref., Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, has flooded a total of 884 residential buildings above or below floor level in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, the prefectural government said Thursday. The

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel under Japan’s National Police Agency in a proposal compiled Thursday called for an early introduction of remote analysis of smartphones used by members of “tokuryu” loosely organized anonymous criminal groups. The panel highlighted the need

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, at a foreign ministers’ meeting on maritime safety in New York on Wednesday, highlighted the importance of free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Many restaurant chains, food makers and convenience store operators in Japan are offering new seasonal food products featuring eggs made to resemble a full moon ahead of the “tsukimi” mid-autumn moon-viewing season. This year’s mid-autumn moon, which takes

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Thursday that its subsidiary preparing to launch a digital bank has received a banking license, with operations expected to begin between January and March 2027. MU Digital Bank Establishment Preparation Co. received

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–The average price of existing condominiums in Tokyo in August dropped 0.2 pct from the previous month to 112.74 million yen per 70 square meters, down for the first time in 28 months, real estate research firm Tokyo

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors sought a 21-year prison term Thursday for a man accused of murdering his former girlfriend, a pregnant manicurist, in the city of Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, late last year. The defense argued that

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–A hotel in Tokyo uses suitcases left behind by guests as planters for vegetables and herbs in its rooftop garden. In 2022, Hotel Niwa Tokyo in Chiyoda Ward started a project titled eco-Niwa, which promotes the recycling of

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Lineups of return gifts offered for donations made under Japan’s “furusato nozei” hometown tax donation program may noticeably change as the internal affairs ministry is set to tighten rules for some items in October. The ministry will introduce

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–The government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to ramp up the country’s defense capabilities in its southwestern region following the election of a conservative governor in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, for the first time in 12