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Osaka, July 31 (Jiji Press)–A third-party committee on a boat accident in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in March that killed a high school girl and another person found on Friday the school responsible for the death of the student. The committee said

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The total amount of “furusato nozei” donations to local governments across Japan hit a record high for the sixth consecutive year in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The annual amount rose

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is divided over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s proposal to cut the consumption tax rate for food from 8 pct to 1 pct for two years starting in April 2027 as a measure against

Kumamoto, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Searches for those still missing after Tuesday’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continued in extreme heat Friday even after the 72-hour window crucial for survival closed. The death toll from the quake, which recorded a seismic

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan on Friday launched its National Intelligence Bureau, to spearhead the government’s intelligence activities. Successor to the Cabinet Secretariat’s Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, the bureau began operations with about 730 personnel. The government will formulate a document

Osaka, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The Osaka prefectural police have arrested two Vietnamese men for allegedly converting electric-assist bicycles into throttle-equipped electric mopeds that require a driver’s license, in violation of the road traffic law. The two suspects had accepted orders for about

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged on Friday as artificial intelligence-related stocks attracted renewed buying. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section briefly climbed more than 3,400 points before closing

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that it is more necessary than ever to pay attention to the risk of higher inflation. Underlying inflation is expected to remain consistent with the bank’s 2 pct price stability

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit earthquake-stricken Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday, government and ruling party officials said Friday. It will be Takaichi’s first visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture since Tuesday’s earthquake, a trip aimed

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry Friday formally certified Kyoto University as the third eligible for receiving aid from a government-financed 10-trillion-yen fund aimed at supporting universities with the potential to produce world-class research results. Kyoto University will receive some 20