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Sydney, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Australia have agreed to strengthen cooperation on quantum technology in areas including supply chain resilience, research and development, commercialization, startup support and human resource development. Kimi Onoda, Japanese minister for science and technology policy, and Tim

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have referred a former Japan Post Holdings Co. employee to prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes linked to a post office rebuilding project in the Japanese capital, informed sources said Wednesday. Takahiro Kido, 54, is suspected of

Bangkok, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Lao police have detained 51 people, including five Japanese nationals, during a raid on a hotel in northern Laos suspected of serving as a base for an organized communications fraud ring, local media reported on Tuesday. Police seized

(The second sentence of the final paragraph should have read. “…in Osaka grew by…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Japanese Population Dips below 120 Million Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of Japanese people living in the country as

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Wednesday left its basic economic assessment unchanged in July while keeping a close eye on the fallout from the lingering tensions in the Middle East. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, while

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese judicial and prosecutorial authorities on Wednesday dismissed 48-year-old prosecutor Masahito Nishida for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman he had investigated. Nishida began the inappropriate relationship with the woman around 2024, after an investigation of her

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Headwinds are intensifying for Japan’s offshore wind power sector, with British oil giant BP PLC seen exiting a major project off northeastern Japan. Offshore wind power is regarded as a key element in the country’s renewable energy strategy,

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign residents in Japan grew 9.62 pct to 4,031,159 as of Jan. 1 from a year before, increasing in the country’s all 47 prefectures for four years in a row, the internal affairs ministry said

(Adnkronos) – The toll of five deaths has been confirmed in a paper mill damaged by the violent earthquake that struck Japan yesterday. A local official told AFP. Four other people are missing at the Nippon Paper Industries plant in Yatsushiro, where

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut to 1 pct