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Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry said Friday that it has selected 18 regions as so-called green transformation strategy areas. The ministry will support the regions by easing regulations on land use and providing subsidies, aiming to attract companies and investment

Beijing, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo said Friday that China will raise visa fees for Japanese nationals to about seven times the current level, effective for applications submitted on or after Monday. The decision came after Japan introduced higher

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday adopted control measures to prevent the spread of damage caused by the red-necked longhorn beetle, an invasive alien species in Japan that threatens trees including cherry and plum. The measures include a plan

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry plans to launch a pilot program to track sex offenders on parole with GPS devices from as early as fiscal 2027, which begins next April, officials said Friday. Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi told a press

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan plans to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.25 pct, the highest level in about 31 years, at its policy-setting meeting next week, informed sources said Friday. The last time

Osaka, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–North Korean soccer players entered Japan aboard an aircraft arriving at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Friday for the Asian Games. Other members of the North Korean delegation for the sporting event mainly in Aichi Prefecture will

(Adnkronos) – The AfD soars in voting intentions just over a week before the regional elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in eastern Germany. Alternative for Germany, which emerged victorious from the regional elections on September 6 in Saxony-Anhalt with 43.8% of the votes, could

(Adnkronos) – Iceland will present a bill in February 2027 that could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a decision that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries to allow commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has been the subject

(Adnkronos) – A Hong Kong court has sentenced three Tiananmen Square protest activists to prison terms of five to seven years and three months for national security crimes, following a trial condemned by the United Nations, human rights organizations, and several foreign

(Adnkronos) – According to preliminary ship tracking data published today, ship transits in the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven yesterday, compared to eleven the previous day, a figure well below the ten-year average of 15. According to the data, of the