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Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)–A Vietnamese farmed fish is attracting attention as an alternative ingredient for “surimi” fish paste, which is used to make products such as “chikuwa,” “satsuma-age” and “kamaboko” fish cakes. Surimi prices are soaring amid tight supplies, putting processed

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese marine research ship Tongji has left the Japanese exclusive economic zone off Hateruma Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, the Japan Coast Guard said Sunday. The ship was spotted dropping what appeared to

Atlanta, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Foreign ministers of the Group of 20 developed and emerging economies Saturday ended their two-day meeting in Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia without a joint statement. The meeting showed the difficulty of forming a consensus in

Atlanta, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–The so-called Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India on Saturday announced a plan to provide over 85 million dollars to support access to reliable artificial intelligence services in the Indo-Pacific region. The plan was

Atlanta, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Saturday that his country will cooperate even more closely with Saudi Arabia to restore free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. At a meeting with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal

Atlanta, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Saturday that he exchanged frank opinions with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on Russia’s detention of a Japanese newspaper reporter. But Motegi declined to disclose details of his conversation with Lavrov, saying

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Whether Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will attend deliberations at a House of Representatives committee will be crucial to efforts to pass legislation to cut the consumption tax through the lower chamber as early as Friday. The ruling

Sapporo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Former residents of Russian-held islands called the Northern Territories in Japan took a chartered flight Saturday to fly near the northwestern Pacific islands so that they can pay respect to their ancestors from above. The aerial memorial service

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–The Okinawa prefectural police in southern Japan arrested U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kalvin Montoya Cardona, 21, of Camp Hansen on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol early on Saturday. Cardona is suspected of violating

Chennai, India, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Omron Healthcare Co. will hike the annual production capacity for home-use blood pressure monitors by 10 times at its first Indian plant for its mainstay products, President Ayumu Okada has said. The rise will take the