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Seoul, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima on Friday made a courtesy visit to South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik, who took office in June. During their meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, Cho emphasized that

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry said Friday that it will launch a pilot project under which expert teams will help local governments tackle problems linked to wild bears. The ministry aims to strengthen the response capabilities of local governments with

Kagoshima, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–The global matcha boom is driving up prices in Japan for “tencha,” the raw material for the finely ground green tea powder. The shipping price of tencha has more than doubled due to strong demand both at home

(Adnkronos) – Clashes between Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen caused the death of 81 fighters yesterday. This was reported by two military officials and medical sources present in rebel-controlled territories. A military official on the Red Sea coast reported the

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry on Friday underscored the importance of the Self-Defense Forces expanding the use of artificial intelligence, citing the results of its analysis of the ongoing conflict between the U.S.-Israeli camp and Iran. The ministry said that

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–A third-party committee set up by Nidec Corp. said Friday it has identified 844 cases of improper conduct involving some of the company’s products, such as changes to materials, manufacturing processes and designs without customer approval. The committee

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is expected to consider in earnest raising its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to around 1.25 pct at its next policymaking meeting Sept. 17-18, informed sources said. It would be the Japanese

Osaka, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–Daiwa House Industry Co. said Friday it will quit new detached-home construction in 23 of Japan’s 47 prefectures following a long-term downtrend for starts of such homes amid rising material and construction costs and population declines. From April

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–Senior officials from the Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India have agreed to keep in close contact to open the way for holding a summit of the four countries’ leaders, the Japanese Foreign Ministry

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government expects to designate the heavy rains in the Hokuriku central region late last month as a disaster of extreme severity, making affected areas eligible for increased state aid for recovery projects, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi