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Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese satellite broadcaster Wowow Inc. has entered the paid video-streaming business by taking over NTT Docomo Inc.’s Lemino service through a joint venture with the major mobile carrier. With pay-TV subscriptions declining, Wowow hopes to exploit the expanding

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that it will award Medals of Honor to 736 people and 25 organizations this autumn, including astronomer Mareki Honma, who participated in the project that captured the first image of a black hole.

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is considering introducing a registration system for foreign agents as part of its planned antiespionage legislation. Under the expected system, individuals and organizations that collect information or engage in influence operations on

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan launched the National Disaster Management Agency on Monday to strengthen its preparedness for possible huge natural disasters, such as a temblor in the Tokyo metropolitan area and an eruption of Mount Fuji. The agency, set to serve

Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for early stability in the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb in a video message shown at an international conference in Bahrain’s capital of Manama on Sunday. In the

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