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Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Residents in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, are worried about well water problems after a major earthquake hit the southwestern Japan prefecture in July. While water outages have been resolved, many wells are drying up or producing cloudy

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Calls to speed up interest rate hikes were expressed at the Bank of Japan’s July 30-31 policy-setting meeting amid rising inflation risks, minutes showed on Monday. According to the minutes, a BOJ Policy Board member said that the

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–About 30 pct of children in low-income households took part in no out-of-school activities such as lessons or trips over the past year, a survey showed on Monday. The survey by Chance for Children, a Tokyo-based public interest

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey for September, due out Thursday, is expected to show an improvement in business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, according to forecasts by private think tanks. Many think tanks, including Daiichi Life

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament enacted a revised law in June aimed at preventing illegally obtained bank accounts from being used to launder criminal proceeds, including money from special fraud such as social media-based swindles. The revision to the law on

Kumamoto, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–More than 1,500 people are still staying in evacuation centers two months after the July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, that killed 38 people including those who died from suspected indirect causes. Meanwhile, some progress has

Nagoya, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Mako Fukube won the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, finishing in 12.74 seconds, while Hayato Katsuki claimed gold in the men’s marathon race walk. On the ninth day

Yokohama, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned earlier in September over a harassment scandal, plans to run for re-election, sources said Sunday. Yamanaka, 54, is expected to announce his candidacy at a press conference as early as Monday.

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese marine research ship was spotted within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, the Japan Coast Guard said. The research ship Kexue was seen dropping what appeared to be a wire into

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and Turkish governments will open Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, or TJU, in Ankara in October to train experts who can play core roles in fields such as artificial intelligence and earthquake disasters. Japan aims to