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Nara, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)–A district court in western Japan on Wednesday issued an indefinite prison sentence to the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. Nara District Court handed down the sentence to Tetsuya Yamagami, 45,

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s national wealth grew for the fourth consecutive year to hit a record high at the end of 2024, thanks to rising land and stock prices, according to a Cabinet Office estimate. The country’s total assets, or the

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)–Convenience store sales in Japan hit a record high for the fourth straight year in 2025 thanks to increases in the number of stores and visitors to the country, the Japan Franchise Association said Tuesday. On an all-store

Washington, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged Japan to address bond market volatility, expressing concerns about a possible spillover to the United States from spikes in Japanese government bond yields. “It’s very difficult to disaggregate the market

Osaka, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)–A 31-year-old Thai woman has been arrested by Japanese police for allegedly smuggling etomidate, known as “zombie cigarettes,” in a suitcase. According to Osaka Customs, this was the first case of etomidate-related police action taken at Kansai International

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has received an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for Japan’s participation in the U.S.-led “Board of Peace” overseeing the provisional administration of the Gaza Strip, according to Japanese government officials. Tokyo

Osaka, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)–A growing number of Japanese anime studios are setting up operations outside Tokyo, drawn by advantages such as easier access to local university and vocational school graduates and the potential for better work-life balance for employees. Japan’s anime

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is making preparations to reactivate the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in central Japan as early as Wednesday, informed sources said Tuesday. The reactor at the plant in

(Adnkronos) – The mobilization of Minneapolis’s population against Donald Trump’s anti-migrant police operations, which are terrorizing the Minnesota city, continues. Thousands of volunteers are indeed participating in an initiative launched by a church to deliver groceries to immigrant families, who are locked

(Adnkronos) – The Syrian Ministry of Defense has announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurds in the north of the country, following the announcement of an agreement on their stronghold of Hassaké, in the northeast of the country.  “We announce a ceasefire