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Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average sank more than 2,800 points in morning trading Monday, reflecting a surge in crude oil prices amid worsening tensions in the Middle East. At 9:13 a.m., the key index of 225 selected issues

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan Post Co. and other organizations are promoting wider use of a service known as Digital Address, which uses a seven-character alphanumeric code to identify physical locations. If adopted on a broad scale, the system could help solve

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan marked the 10th anniversary of the implementation of its landmark national security legislation on Sunday, as the scope of activity of its Self-Defense Forces continues to expand. The rapidly deteriorating situation involving Iran since late February has

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan adopted its fiscal 2026 campaign policy at a regular party convention on Sunday, stopping short of specifying when it will decide whether to merge into the Centrist Reform Alliance. A draft

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–One in four children in Japan have used generative artificial intelligence in elementary or junior high school classes, according to a recent private survey. The survey also showed that one in five children think that AI will make

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan adopted its fiscal 2026 campaign policy at a regular party convention on Sunday, stopping short of specifying when it will decide whether to merge into the Centrist Reform Alliance. A draft

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by hemophilia patients in Japan who contracted HIV through the administration of untreated blood products. Tomomi Goto, 53, who currently leads a group of plaintiffs

Ebino, Miyazaki Pref., March 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday searched locations related to a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing into the the Chinese Embassy in the Japanese capital this month, according to informed sources. The locations included

Ebino, Miyazaki Pref., March 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday searched locations related to a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing into the the Chinese Embassy in the Japanese capital this month, according to informed sources. The locations included

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–Now that the Japanese government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill will likely not be enacted by the end of fiscal 2025 on Tuesday, some in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are looking to pass the budget on April 7.