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Singapore, May 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed Saturday to further deepen the two countries’ cooperation over China, which is stepping up military coercion. At a meeting in Singapore, they also affirmed a policy

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)–A large-scale rally was held in Tokyo on Saturday to seek the immediate return home of all Japanese abductees in North Korea. Relatives of those abducted to North Korea decades ago said they wish all victims will come

Singapore, May 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed Saturday to further deepen the two countries’ cooperation over China, which is stepping up military coercion. At a meeting in Singapore, they also affirmed a policy

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold summit talks with her, at a national rally held in Tokyo on Saturday to demand the immediate return home of Japanese nationals abducted

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 30 (Jiji Press)–An 18-year-old male high school student was arrested on Saturday for allegedly introducing a boy, 16, who later served as a perpetrator in a high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. In the case, Eiko

Hiroshima, May 30 (Jiji Press)–The Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organization on Saturday decided the resignation of its head, Toshiyuki Mimaki, 84, at a general meeting to mark the 70th anniversary of its founding. Hiroshi Harada, 86, deputy leader of the

Nagasaki, May 30 (Jiji Press)–Taiwan is set to attend this year’s Aug. 9 peace memorial ceremony in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki, it was learned Saturday. It will be the second straight year for the self-ruled island to participate in the

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 30 (Jiji Press)–An 18-year-old male high school student was arrested on Saturday for allegedly introducing a boy who later served as a perpetrator in a high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. In the case, Eiko Tomiyama,

Singapore, May 30 (Jiji Press)–The defense ministers of Japan, Australia and New Zealand at a meeting in Singapore on Saturday discussed New Zealand’s possible introduction of an upgraded model of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Mogami-class frigate. It was the first time

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s internal affairs ministry plans to set a special category under its existing support program for community-based startups, in order to back up projects using artificial intelligence. The ministry aims to promote so-called AI transformation, in which companies