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Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–A woman was stabbed multiple times in the upper body in Tokyo around noon Monday and was taken to a hospital while remaining conscious, according to investigative sources. The suspected attacker holding a knife is at large. The

Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–A woman was stabbed multiple times in the upper body on a Tokyo street around noon Monday and was taken to a hospital while remaining conscious, according to investigative sources. The suspected attacker holding a knife is at

Off Showa Station, Antarctica, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Antarctic research vessel Shirase carved its way through sea ice and reached a fast ice berthing point about 1,700 meters off Japan’s Showa Station at 12:44 p.m. on Saturday. The waters around East Ongul

Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan policymaker called for raising interest rates “with intervals of a few months” at the central bank’s latest policy-setting meeting this month, according to a summary of opinions at the meeting released on Monday. The

Osaka, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–Debate is underway on how to carry forward the legacy of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, to ensure that the event does not end up as a one-off success. The Expo was held over six

Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–A 5-year-old boy died after becoming trapped in an escalator at a ski resort in Otaru in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, according to local police. Around 10 a.m. on Sunday, the boy’s mother called for an

Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is set to begin full procedures to select locations for casino-featuring integrated resorts following Osaka, western Japan. Under the integrated resort implementation law, enacted to promote tourism featuring longer stays, up to three locations can

Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 31 on Monday. As this year marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, she has an even stronger wish

Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–China may have tested Japan and the United States to see their response through military actions by its aircraft carrier Liaoning and bombers near Japan in December, Jiji Press has learned. The Liaoning and the bombers, which flew

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–Sixty households in the Okunoto region of central Japan, hit hard by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, had their welfare benefits terminated mainly due to income from donations, Jiji Press learned Sunday. Local welfare offices