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San Francisco, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–A large-scale manga exhibition opened at the de Young Museum in San Francisco on Saturday to convey the charm of Japanese manga as works of art. The exhibition, “The Art of Manga,” features more than 600 works,

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are expected to agree that the two countries’ leaders will continue “shuttle diplomacy” or mutual visits to each other’s country, at a meeting in Busan, South Korea,

Besancon, France, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–Satoshi Yoneda won the grand prix at the Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors in eastern France on Saturday, becoming the 11th Japanese to win the top prize at the prestigious contest. Yoneda, 29, earned applause after

Otaki, Nagano Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–About 60 people mourned the victims of the eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan 11 years ago in a memorial ceremony on Saturday. A moment of silence was observed at the ceremony in the village

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–People from Japan and South Korea kicked off a two-day cultural exchange event in Tokyo on Saturday as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Asian neighbors. In the opening

New York, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has led the way in U.S. Major League Baseball jersey sales for the third consecutive season, MLB said Friday. Since a survey began in 2010, Ohtani became the fourth player

Maizuru, Kyoto Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday attended the graduation ceremony of the Japan Coast Guard School, becoming the second sitting prime minister to do so following late Shinzo Abe in 2016. “The role of the

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research team recently said that they have detected annual seafloor subsidence near the Nankai Trough off the country’s Pacific coast for the first time. The team used water pressure gauges of the Donet underwater earthquake and

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese power and city gas suppliers are set to raise rates in October following the end of the government’s subsidy program in September. Ten power suppliers said Friday that they will raise rates by 467-536 yen for

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Aegis destroyer Chokai on Friday left for the United States, where it will test-fire a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile, the Japanese Defense Ministry said. The Chokai, based at the MSDF Sasebo base in