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Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan is diversifying shipping routes for crude oil from the Middle East as the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues. Some tankers were confirmed to be heading for Japan, avoiding navigation through the strait. Japan is

New York, May 9 (Jiji Press)–The fifth Japan Parade event to promote Japanese culture was held in Manhattan, New York, on Saturday. About 100 organizations, such as companies, schools and groups of people from various prefectures, took part in the event. Participants

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan will fully digitalize the civil litigation procedures May 21, allowing litigants to resolve their disputes online without ever attending court in person. “This is a change that has a great impact and is the centerpiece of the

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Koji Suzuki, the Japanese author known for horror novels including “Ring,” died at a Tokyo hospital Friday. He was 68. In 1990, he made his debut as a novelist with “Rakuen” (Paradise), which won a superior prize of

Jakarta, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Police authorities in Indonesia’s Surabaya have detained foreigners including Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in fraud, according to Indonesian media reports. The Surabaya authorities announced the development Friday, while the Japanese Consulate-General in the major city in

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–More Japanese local governments are extracting phosphorus from sewage sludge for fertilizer, aiming to reduce the country’s reliance on imports amid increasing global prices reflecting the Middle East tensions. Phosphorus, essential for crop cultivation, is imported almost entirely

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese group of forestry organizations launched an online timber marketplace in February to match forest owners with buyers nationwide. About 30 businesses, mainly buyers, had registered on the platform by the end of April, with timber listings

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan still faces a tough road ahead over the construction of a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, whose completion date has been moved back 27 times. With less than a year to go until the

New Delhi, May 9 (Jiji Press)–The Quad countries of Japan, the United States, India and Australia will hold a meeting of their foreign ministers in New Delhi around May 24 to 26, diplomatic sources said Saturday. The officials are expected to confirm

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Isseikai, a group led by former lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, has opened an office near the parliament building in Tokyo. Ozawa, who lost his seat in the February election of the House of