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Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found that human voices are subject to protection under publicity rights, which allow celebrities to monopolize the commercial value derived from their names and portraits. The court ruled on the first lawsuit in

Kumamoto, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Kumamoto Prefecture on Wednesday to comfort people affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in late July and to thank those engaged in relief efforts and support

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan needs to strengthen local government systems to address labor shortages, new internal affairs minister Hisayuki Fujii said in an interview on Wednesday. Small local governments are particularly affected by labor shortages, said Fujii, who took office on

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for stalking and murdering his former girlfriend in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, in December. Citing the more than 40 injuries found

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi on Wednesday pledged to respond to heavy rain and other natural disasters with a sense of urgency. Disaster response is an “urgent issue,” Ibayashi said in an interview

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found that human voices are subject to protection under publicity rights, which allow celebrities to monopolize the commercial value derived from their names and portraits. The court ruled on the first lawsuit in

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for stalking and murdering his former girlfriend in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, in December. During earlier hearings, both prosecutors and the

Kyoto, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Nidec Corp. suffered a consolidated net loss of 564.6 billion yen in fiscal 2025, which ended in March this year, the scandal-hit major Japanese motor maker’s securities report showed Wednesday. The red ink came as the Nidec group

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. military is planning to bring a Typhon mobile intermediate-range missile launcher to its Kadena Air Base in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa as early as mid-October for storage there. The Japanese Defense Ministry is seeking understanding

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Toys “R” Us plans to stop operating stores in Japan, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Toys “R” Us-Japan Ltd., based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, currently runs a total of some 150 Toys “R” Us