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Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued joint declarations on Wednesday on economic security and cooperation in cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence. The declarations were adopted when Takaichi and Merz met at the prime

Kagoshima, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft of the U.S. military landed at Tanegashima Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday without prior notification of airport use. The landing at the airport in the town of Nakatane

By Waka Ota Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–An encounter during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has driven Canadian indigenous tenor singer Jeremy Dutcher to return to Japan to share a stage with Ainu indigenous musicians from the Asian country’s northern region.

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Cebu, the Philippines, on Wednesday and presented Japan’s plans to boost its “denial defense capabilities.” According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, Koizumi expressed his intention to

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–A research team at Fujita Health University in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, has applied to an internal review committee to conduct Japan’s first clinical study of uterus transplants, the university said Wednesday. The team submitted a research plan

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Democratic Party for the People and the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will support the LDP’s revised proposal to cut 31 proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives,

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday issued joint declarations on economic security and on cooperation over cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence. The declarations were adopted at their meeting at the prime minister’s

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–The father of a high school student who died in a fatal boat accident off the coast of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in March has met with representatives of the vessel operator. The father disclosed details of

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Cyberattack-hit GMO Internet Inc. said Wednesday that it has confirmed the shutdown of a website that had disclosed personal information purportedly belonging to a GMO customer on Tuesday after the company refused to pay a ransom. According to

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a cyberattack that recently hit Japan’s GMO Internet Inc. after being contacted by the company for consultations, investigative sources said Wednesday. The police examined the extent of damage from the cyberattack as