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Tokyo, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–A lawmaker of Reiwa Shinsengumi has left the Japanese opposition party over his recent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Reiwa Shinsengumi said Sunday that it has accepted the resignation from the party of Ryo Tagaya, a

Tokyo, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a press conference on Monday evening to officially announce her intention to dissolve the House of Representatives when the Diet convenes for an ordinary session on Friday. This will be the

Toyota, Aichi Pref., Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–The burned body of a woman has been found after a fire at an apartment in the central Japan city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The victim was identified as Akiko Ogawa, a 42-year-old corporate employee and

Nago, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–The incumbent mayor and two challengers filed their candidacies on Sunday for the Jan. 25 mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, which will focus on the planned relocation of a U.S. military base to the city’s

Toyota, Aichi Pref., Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–A burned body has been found after a fire at an apartment in the central Japan city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. A judicial autopsy determined that the body was a woman who died from suffocation, according

Tokyo, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–Senior officials from Japan’s ruling and opposition camps both expressed willingness to cut the consumption tax, in a television debate on Sunday ahead of the anticipated general election. Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, indicated

New Delhi, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has inspected the Delhi Metro subway system developed with Japanese cooperation. On Saturday, Motegi visited a station in central New Delhi and rode a train to check its safety and comfort. Opened

Osaka, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese political parties other than the Japan Innovation Party are expected not to participate in the upcoming double election for the governor of Osaka Prefecture and the mayor of Osaka, the prefecture’s capital. The ruling Liberal Democratic

Tokyo, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–Senior officials from Japan’s ruling and opposition camps both expressed willingness to cut the consumption tax, in a television debate on Sunday ahead of the anticipated general election. Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, indicated

Tokyo, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)–People in snowy regions in Japan are concerned about a snap election for the House of Representatives that is likely to be held on Feb. 8, in the middle of winter. It will be the first general election