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Niigata, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Saturday expressed his resolve to end the issue of North Korea’s abductions of Japanese nationals decades ago. “I should be the last minister in charge of the abduction issue,” Kihara said

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–China should withdraw its notice recommending its nationals not to visit Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Saturday. The notice is “incompatible” with the advancement of the two countries’ mutually beneficial strategic relationship, recently agreed on

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Ohkawara Kakohki Co., once falsely accused of illegal exports, has filed a resident audit request with the Tokyo metropolitan government, seeking three investigators’ personal liabilities for part of the damages awarded to the machinery maker. The three were

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry plans to establish a fund for high school education reform in each of the 47 prefectures, totaling some 300 billion yen. The ministry aims to strengthen financial support for public high schools through the new

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment. The LDP plans to approve at its next party convention, slated for next March, a new vision on the future of the country that

Beijing, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–China has urged its citizens not to visit Japan in an apparent retaliatory step against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remark about a potential Taiwan contingency. The Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a notice claiming that Takaichi

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese motor giant Nidec Corp. has said that its consolidated operating profit fell 82.5 pct from a year earlier to 21.1 billion yen for the six months to September, hurt by massive losses at its automotive products business.

Kobe, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Takashi Tachibana, who heads a controversial political group criticizing Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, has decided to admit his guilt in a high-profile libel case, according to his lawyer. “He will admit his guilt and apologize where he

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–With Saturday marking 48 years since the abduction of a 13-year-old Japanese girl by North Korea, time appears to be running out for Japan to resolve the abduction issue. There is no prospect in sight for a Japan-North

(Adnkronos) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has stated her readiness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in an attempt to improve bilateral relations and address the unresolved issue of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s.