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Taipei, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Former Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh has been appointed chairman of Taiwan’s liaison organization with Japan. Hsieh, former head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, the post equivalent to ambassador, said on Facebook that he

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the country’s seismic intensity scale, in the western prefectures of Tottori and Shimane. So far, nine people have been

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–Business leaders in Japan made positive statements about continuing wage increases during a New Year event in Tokyo on Tuesday, with many hoping to achieve wage hikes at or above last year’s results in this year’s “shunto” spring

Beijing, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Commerce Ministry on Tuesday announced an immediate ban on the exports to Japan of dual-use goods, which can be used for both commercial and military purposes. The move followed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary remark

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the country’s seismic intensity scale, in the western prefectures of Tottori and Shimane. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency,

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed hope Tuesday that the Democratic Party for the People will join the ruling coalition of his party and the Japan Innovation Party. “It is my hope that a

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to drive the country’s economic growth during a New Year’s event hosted mainly by Jiji Press on Tuesday. “We will bring back a strong economy,” Takaichi said, expressing eagerness to “push all

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority said Tuesday that it learned of fraudulent data selection on earthquake risk by Chubu Electric Power Co. in February 2025 as a result of whistleblowing. The company had cherry-picked data underestimating earthquake risk for

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–Investigative sources said on Tuesday that a 39-year-old man, his wife and common-law wife who were arrested over posting secretly filmed sexual videos shared nearly 1,000 such videos and photos online. The man, Yohei Ono, 39, his wife,

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nearly 60 pct of people in Japan do not know how to properly dispose of mobile batteries, while fires involving batteries are on the rise, a survey has shown. Some batteries discarded as garbage have started fire in