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Chiba, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–A kindergarten bus crashed into a house in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Monday, leaving the driver dead. The driver, in his 40s, was confirmed dead at hospital. Nine children, aged four or five, and a female

(A typo has been corrected in the second paragraph.) Japan to Provide About 10 Surveillance Drones to Sri Lanka Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met in Tokyo on Monday and agreed

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are expected to announce Tuesday a document pledging to launch intergovernmental talks on tackling shared social issues such as societal aging, it was learned Monday. The two

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out in a hangar under demolition at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Monday morning, according to fire authorities. An emergency call reported the fire at around 9:05 a.m. The fire was put out about two hours

Osaka, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The cumulative number of visitors to the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka has reached some 22.2 million, already topping total attendance at the 2005 Expo in Aichi Prefecture, preliminary data showed Monday. A

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Gold retail prices in Japan surpassed 20,000 yen per gram for the first time on Monday, doubling in about two years since exceeding 10,000 yen in late August 2023. Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., a major precious metals seller

Jakarta, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–A pirate flag from popular Japanese manga series “One Piece” has been used as a symbol of resistance by young people in many parts of Asia. One Piece’s Jolly Roger flag, including a yellow hat with a red

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it has completed the fourth release of treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in fiscal 2025. In the latest round, which began on Sept. 11,

Chiba, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank said Monday that the two regional lenders based in Chiba Prefecture have reached a basic agreement on their business integration as early as April 2027. They plan to establish a holding company

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Toshimitsu Motegi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election, is eager to expand its ruling coalition as his party discusses a proposed fiscal 2025 supplementary budget with other forces. Motegi, former LDP secretary-general, said he has