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Baku, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan defeated Russia 4-1 in the mixed team final at the 2026 World Judo Championships in Baku on Sunday, the final day of the championships. This is Japan’s eighth gold medal in the mixed team event, which has

Seoul, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from around Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan on Monday, according to the South Korean military. The missiles were launched at around 9:20 a.m. and traveled over 900 kilometers, the military said.

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Retired Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori appeared in an event on Sunday to commend the achievements of the former world No. 4 in the men’s singles rankings. In the event held at the Ariake Coliseum indoor stadium in

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–The gap in physical strength tends to be wider between people who belong to sports clubs at school or in community and those who do not, the Japan Sports Agency’s fiscal 2025 survey has found. This tendency was

Aomori, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched on Sunday table tennis matches at the Japan Games multisport festival in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori. The Imperial couple watched matches for boys and girls, held at a gymnasium in

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Massive driver’s license data breaches that recently hit the Times Car vehicle-sharing service in Japan due to a cyberattack have made many people in the country scramble to seek reissuance of their licenses. The move apparently reflects concerns

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–With an increasing number of firms in Japan falling prey to unauthorized access to their computer systems, major electronics makers are receiving a flurry of inquiries about their cyber defense services. Demand is expected to continue expanding as

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Sunday voiced serious concern over U.S. sanctions on The Hague, the Netherlands-based International Criminal Court. Appearing in a television program of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, the top government spokesman said

Jakarta, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–An event featuring “itasha,” or cars decorated with images of manga and anime characters, was held in a suburb of Jakarta on Saturday. The itasha culture originated in Japan and is now increasingly popular in Indonesia, which has

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–With key budget committee meetings at the Diet, Japan’s parliament, set to kick off soon, the fate of embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana will likely be the biggest focus. The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the