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Watarai, Mie Pref., Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–A father of a woman who was killed after being struck by a man who jumped from an apartment building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is gathering signatures calling for the man to be charged

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda died at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday. He was 90. The House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, announced his death Monday. As the country’s prime minister,

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Russia’s detention of a Japanese reporter appears to be part of Moscow’s broader campaign of hostility toward Japan. Unverified reports circulated this summer that records of espionage activities in Russia had been accessed from a computer belonging to

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda died at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday. He was 90. The House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, announced his death Monday. As the country’s prime minister,

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda died Thursday at the age of 90, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Monday. As the country’s prime minister, he chaired a Group of Eight summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Monday started the seventh round of treated water discharge in fiscal 2026 from its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. About 7,800 tons of treated water containing

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda died Thursday at the age of 90, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Monday. As the country’s prime minister, he chaired a Group of Eight summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese shipbuilders are stepping up capital investment in shipyards across the country as part of the government’s target of doubling domestic shipbuilding volume, with the overall amount on track to exceed 1 trillion yen. A total of 900

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government takes seriously a massive grassland fire that broke out earlier this month in a nature reserve in Mongolia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. “We take the extent of the damage seriously. We’d like

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Seven in 10 people in Japan would prefer to shelter at home after a major disaster if their homes were safe, according to a recent survey by market research firm Macromill Inc. The survey also showed that only