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Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Over 60 pct of respondents in Japan believe that their country should not possess nuclear weapons, a Jiji Press public opinion poll showed Thursday. The survey found that 62.6 pct of respondents do not agree with a senior

Karuizawa, Nagano Pref., Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved families on Thursday mourned the victims of a fatal ski tour bus crash in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, 10 years ago. Together with his wife, Yoshinori Tahara, 60, head of a

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Over half of respondents support the enactment of legislation to reduce the number of seats in Japan’s House of Representatives during the upcoming ordinary session of parliament, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday. The survey found that

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a Thai woman on suspicion of having a girl from the Southeast Asian nation provide sexual services at a massage parlor in the Japanese capital in violation of the child welfare law. Arrested by

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Over 30 pct of respondents oppose the Democratic Party for the People joining the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday. According to the poll, 32.3

Omaezaki, Shizuoka Pref., Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi and other company officials on Thursday apologized to Masaru Shimomura, mayor of the city of Omaezaki, home to the firm’s Hamaoka nuclear power station, over its earthquake risk data

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet increased 1.1 percentage points to 61.0 pct in January from the previous month, a poll conducted by Jiji Press showed Thursday. The cabinet has been able to maintain

Omaezaki, Shizuoka Pref., Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi and other company officials on Thursday apologized to Masaru Shimomura, mayor of the city of Omaezaki, home to the firm’s Hamaoka nuclear power station, over its earthquake risk data

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police have arrested 13 people sent back from Cambodia for their suspected involvement in so-called special fraud conducted through a base in the Southeast Asian nation. The joint investigation headquarters of Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department and the

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–The health ministry has released for the first time five-year survival rates for new cancer patients by cancer site that are based on data from Japan’s national registry. According to the data on some 990,000 people diagnosed with