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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

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Shogi Association said Monday that it has accepted an application from “joryu kishi” female professional shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama to join the main pro ranks of “kishi” for the first time as a woman. Nishiyama, 31,

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government study has found that global warming intensified six major heavy rain events that happened in the country in August or September this year, highlighting growing risks of disasters. The science ministry and the Japan Meteorological

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Digital Agency has added an artificial intelligence agent function capable of autonomously performing two or more tasks simultaneously to its “Gennai” generative AI platform, which is available to about 180,000 government employees. The agent can perform a

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering building small public crematoriums, each with two to four cremation furnaces, in the Japanese capital’s 23 special wards to ensure stable cremation capacity. Building such crematoriums would require a review of existing

Osaka, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Police in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, have taken action against 43 minors for harassing behavior targeting police, such as throwing firecrackers, shouting a slogan and making prank calls. Such acts, known as “shorinji racing,” are spreading across the

Haenam, S. Korea, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese golfer Yuri Yoshida has won the BMW Ladies Championship in Haenam, South Korea, claiming her first-ever U.S. LPGA Tour victory. She became the fourth Japanese golfer to claim an LPGA Tour title this season. The

Narita, Chiba Pref., Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s new agriculture minister Arata Takebe has visited the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, to inspect farmland and agricultural pump stations damaged by Typhoon Dujuan, this year’s 25th typhoon, which struck in September. Takebe

Beijing, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Mongolian government plans to consider seeking compensation over a recent large-scale grassland fire in the country after identifying those responsible for the blaze, according to media outlets including the country’s national broadcaster. The plan was shown at

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Three and a half years after a revised road traffic law called on all cyclists in Japan to make efforts to wear helmets, their use has risen, but only slowly, with just one in four cyclists now wearing