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Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will visit Paraguay in mid-August to attend events marking the 90th anniversary of Japanese migration there, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. The state visit follows an invitation from the

New York, March 3 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. federal court sentenced a Japanese executive of an international crime organization to 20 years in prison for attempting to smuggle nuclear materials and drugs in collusion with a Myanmarese rebel group, the U.S. Justice Department

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host an annual evening meal for ambassadors of Islamic countries to Japan on March 12, sources said Wednesday. Every year, the government holds an “iftar,” the feast after sunset to break the

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Fair Trade Commission searched on Wednesday the offices of East Japan Usami Co. and other companies for evidence of an alleged price-fixing cartel for gas oil sold to businesses. The

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Forty-two of Japan’s 47 prefectures will increase spending in fiscal 2026, as labor cost and price increases are seen offsetting stronger tax revenue, a Jiji Press survey showed Wednesday. Combined draft general-account budgets at all prefectures for the

Chiba, March 4 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese man living in the United States was arrested Wednesday for allegedly splashing an oil-like liquid at a shrine in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, in 2015. According to the Chiba prefectural police, Masahide Kanayama, 63, whose occupation

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a district court order for the dissolution of the controversial religious group Unification Church, stripping the organization of its status as a religious corporation. “A dissolution order is necessary and inevitable, even

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average sank more than 2,000 points Wednesday as fears of a prolonged conflict between U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran continued to spur risk-adverse selling. The index dropped 2,033.51 points, or 3.61 pct, from Tuesday

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a district court order for the dissolution of the controversial religious group Unification Church, stripping the organization of its status as a religious corporation. “A dissolution order is necessary and inevitable, even

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average sank more than 2,000 points Wednesday as fears of a prolonged conflict between U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran continued to spur risk-adverse selling. The index dropped 2,033.51 points, or 3.61 pct, from Tuesday