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Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–As Japan’s hibakusha atomic bomb survivors rapidly age, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, faces a critical juncture, with plans to decide by next summer whether to dissolve or continue its activities.

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that he had asked Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto to appear at his ministry after Japan protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to a disputed northwestern Pacific island last week.

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that he had asked Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto to appear at his ministry after Japan protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to a disputed northwestern Pacific island last week.

Fukuoka, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Fukuoka prefectural assembly speaker Isao Kurauchi plans to step down amid a high-profile money scandal involving the Liberal Democratic Party group in the assembly of the southwestern Japan prefecture, it was learned Monday. According to several LDP assembly

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese researchers have found that commoners who lived in urban areas of Japan during the Edo and Meiji periods had diets that were richer in minerals than those of people today. The study by a team of researchers

(Adnkronos) – In Yemen, there is a risk of a large-scale conflict, and it is necessary to stop the escalation that has caused a growing number of civilian casualties. This was stated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it has started removing spent nuclear fuel emitting high-level radiation from the pool of the No. 2 reactor at its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to compile a support package by the end of August for areas affected by last month’s powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, it was learned Monday. The measures are

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Rakuten Group Inc. is set to partner with German military drone startup Helsing SE, it was learned Monday. The major Japanese e-commerce and mobile phone operator will act as Helsing’s point of contact in the Japanese market. Specifically,

Akita, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–A project is underway to build one of Japan’s largest artificial intelligence data centers in the northeastern prefecture of Akita, aiming to launch operations as early as 2030. The project is led by S2, a local server management