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Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–About 15 pct of municipalities in Japan are positive about replacing their existing sewer systems with combined septic tanks, according to a recent survey by Jiji Press. The survey was conducted after a law revision was enacted during

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Shuto Inomata, a 25-year-old member of the Japanese boy band Timelesz on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a woman in her 20s. Inomata is suspected of punching the victim in the face on Friday evening at

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Two Chinese research vessels were spotted operating in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Kubashima, an island in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, this week, the Japan Coast Guard said. According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard

New York, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–The yen rebounded past 157 per dollar in New York on Friday, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may have conducted a “rate check” with financial institutions before potential yen-buying market intervention. As of 5 p.m.,

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held phone talks on Friday night and reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to advancing a wide range of security cooperation in order to further strengthen the deterrence and

Washington/Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday and to deliver a speech at the U.N. General Assembly the same day. The U.S. government said Friday that

(Adnkronos) – Russian President Vladimir Putin voted online in the elections for the renewal of the State Duma currently underway in Russia and in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The Kremlin released an image of the President sitting at his desk in

(Adnkronos) – There’s still a month and a half until Election Day, November 3rd, but in some states, it’s already possible to vote for the midterm elections starting today. In Virginia, early in-person voting begins today, meaning voting in person at polling

(Adnkronos) – The Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlen, announced that he has given Magdalena Andersson, the leader of the Social Democrats whose coalition narrowly won last Sunday’s elections, the mandate to form a government. “After today’s talks, I have decided

(Adnkronos) – Wine production in occupied Crimea’s companies plummeted by 24.7 percent in the first eight months of 2026, compared to the same period last year, while sparkling wine production dropped by 38 percent, due to the fuel crisis caused by Kyiv