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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

Yokohama, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–Youth clinics offering consultations on sexual and physical health concerns at affordable prices are expanding their reach in Japan, though public awareness remains limited. “We want people to come without worrying alone or feeling nervous,” said Shoko Kizaki,

Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese group remains resolved to seek state relief for civilians who sustained injuries and other damage from U.S. air raids during World War II, although it failed to attain the goal in the milestone year of 2025.

Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s rice policy is at a crossroads as prices of the country’s staple food stay around record highs, squeezing households. “We’ll change course and boost production,” then Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in August 2025, declaring a change

New York, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–U.S. investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to keep its shares in five major Japanese trading houses over the long term, even after the exit of CEO Warren Buffett on Wednesday. The five are Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese convenience store chain Lawson Inc. plans to launch as early as 2026 a delivery service for over-the-counter drugs at its stores with no pharmacists or registered sellers present, President Sadanobu Takemasu has said. The service, which allows