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10 Agosto 2026

Japan PM Takaichi to Forgo Foreign Trips This Summer

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will refrain from making overseas trips this summer, except possibly to New York for a U.N. General Assembly session in late September, informed sources said Monday. Takaichi will stay at home to prioritize
10 Agosto 2026

Takaichi Urges Oman to Consult Hormuz-Using Countries

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Monday to engage in close consultations with the international community, including countries that use the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transportation waterway, amid tensions in
10 Agosto 2026

Western Japan Fireworks Event Abruptly Canceled

Otsu, Shiga Pref., Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–The organizers of a large fireworks festival planned for Aug. 22 in three cities in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, have announced the event’s cancellation, it was learned Monday. According to local fire authorities, fireworks event organizers
10 Agosto 2026

Japan Mulls Use of Domestic AI in SDF Command System

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has begun considering incorporating domestically developed artificial intelligence into the Self-Defense Forces’ command and control system, informed sources have said. The government hopes the move will speed up and improve the accuracy of decision-making by
10 Agosto 2026

Japan to Apply Reconstruction Aid Law to All of Kumamoto

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that it has decided to apply the law on postdisaster livelihood reconstruction aid to all areas of the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, which was hit by a powerful earthquake late last month. Under
10 Agosto 2026

Rakuten Group Logs 1st Jan.-June Operating Profit in 7 Yrs

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese e-commerce and mobile phone operator Rakuten Group Inc. on Monday posted its first January-June consolidated operating profit in seven years. Its operating profit came to 50.4 billion yen in the first-half period, against a loss of