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Gifu, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out at a cake shop in the city of Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, Saturday night, and two bodies were found from the site, according to local authorities. Three other people were sent to hospital,

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–With one week to go before the gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, the relationship between the central government and the island prefecture has emerged as a new point of contention. In the de

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–A major focus in Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s planned reshuffles of her cabinet and the executive lineup of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party is how she will treat internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is seen certain

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 20 on Sunday, leading a fulfilling life mainly through his studies at university. The prince, second in line to the throne, is a second-year

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest Level 5 emergency landslide warning to the island town of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture, part of the Kyushu southwestern region, at 5:10 a.m. Saturday. From Friday night to early Saturday, the

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that a ceremony was held in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk on Friday to unveil a new statue marking Moscow’s World War II victory over Japan. The ministry urged Russia through

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering keeping Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in their posts in a reshuffle of her cabinet expected for mid-September, sources in the administration said Saturday. Takaichi plans to

Washington, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)–The felling of a number of trees at a public golf course in Washington has sparked controversy as cherry trees may have been included in the felled trees. Concerns are growing that nearby cherry trees, a symbol of

New York, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to deliver an address at the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 22, earlier than the previously planned Sept. 24, it has been learned. According to the latest list of speakers

Atsuma, Hokkaido, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held in the town of Atsuma, Hokkaido, on Saturday, a day before the eighth anniversary of a deadly earthquake that hit the northernmost Japan prefecture. Participants observed a moment of silence and offered