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Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–Masaaki Shibuya, mayor of the island village of Ogasawara, on Monday showed his effective tolerance of the Japanese government conducting a literature survey on the feasibility of constructing a final disposal facility for highly radioactive waste on Minamitorishima,

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–Wild Japanese deer and boars are expected to spread across most of Japan, except for major urban areas, by 2050, a study by a research team has suggested. The team, including researchers from Tokyo University of Agriculture and

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry plans to conduct a probe of school operator Doshisha over a fatal ship accident that occurred last month during a study trip of a high school run by the organization, it has been learned. On

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly rose to as high as 2.490 pct in Tokyo morning trading Monday. The reading was the highest

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly rose to as high as 2.490 pct in Tokyo morning trading Monday. The reading was the highest

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–Top Group of 20 finance officials are expected to discuss the global economic outlook amid the ongoing Iran crisis at their meeting in Washington on Thursday. Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the 20 advanced and emerging

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry plans to significantly expand financial support for prefectural governments to help make public high schools more attractive to students. The initiative comes after private high school tuition has effectively been made free from fiscal 2026,

Beijing, April 12 (Jiji Press)–A send-off party for Chinese participants in the Japanese government’s foreign youth invitation program was held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Saturday. Amid strained Japan-China relations, the 24 individuals selected through an open recruitment process will

Oita, April 12 (Jiji Press)–Police on Sunday arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of an unidentified person in a mountainous area of Bungoono, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, around early March. The suspect, Tadafumi Himeno of the city of

Tokyo, April 12 (Jiji Press)–A website that assesses judges across Japan has gained attention for its five-level rating system and detailed commentaries on the rulings they were responsible for. “I want people to easily imagine what kind of person each judge is,”