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Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s closely watched leadership race is set to be announced Monday, kicking off the 12-day official election campaign period ahead of the Oct. 4 voting by party lawmakers. It will be the first

Saitama, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, set to run in the Oct. 4 leadership election at Japan’s ruling party, said Sunday that he will not dissolve the House of Representatives soon for a snap general election if he is elected

Saitama, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, set to run in the upcoming leadership election of Japan’s ruling party, said Sunday that he will not dissolve the House of Representatives early for a snap election if he is elected prime minister.

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–People paid tribute on Sunday to the 19 victims of the torrential rain that hit the northern part of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, a year ago. Altars were set up in the

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The population of people aged 39 or younger in the disaster-stricken Okunoto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is shrinking at twice the speed of those aged 40 and older, Jiji Press has learned. The region

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, former commissioner-general of Japan’s National Police Agency, has pinned high hopes on new measures aimed at cracking down on “tokuryu” crime groups comprising loosely connected anonymous members and operating on social media. In October, Japanese police

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The sweet-salty combination dulls the sense of avoiding high salt concentrations and can lead to greater salt intake, a study by Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and House Foods Group Inc. has found. The tendency is more pronounced

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s current inflation woes, triggered by rising import prices, stem partly from policies shaped by the country’s fear of a strong yen following the rapid appreciation of the currency on the foreign exchange market under the Plaza Accord

Kobe, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–The prefectural government of Hyogo held the “creative reconstruction summit” on Saturday, as this year marks the 30th anniversary of a devastating earthquake that hit Kobe, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, and surrounding areas in January

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has compiled a package of measures to promote domestic digital content, such as anime and films, in foreign markets. The package, put together at a ministerial meeting Friday, includes multi-year support for the digital content