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Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that last October’s House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. The ruling came after 14 high courts and high court branches across the country all acknowledged the constitutionality

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government panel said Friday it now thinks that a huge earthquake will occur along the Nankai Trough with a probability of 60 pct to 94.5 pct or higher within the next 30 years. In its report

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–The combined number of people newly found to be infected with HIV and new AIDS patients in Japan in 2024 rose by 34 from the previous year to 994, up for the second straight year, the health ministry

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that last October’s House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. The ruling came after 14 high courts and high court branches across the country all acknowledged the constitutionality

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers of Japan, Britain, France and nine other countries said Thursday that they have launched a coalition to support the Palestinian Authority financially. Stabilizing the Palestinian Authority’s finances is “indispensable to regional stability and to preserving

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Hisako of Takamado will make an unofficial visit to Iceland for a week from Oct. 13, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. Princess Hisako, the widow of the late Prince Takamado, a cousin of Emperor Emeritus

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s internal affairs ministry said Friday that it will bar four municipalities from taking part in the country’s “furusato nozei” hometown donation program for two years from Monday due to their excessive spending on the program. They are

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail rice prices fell on average for the first time in four weeks last week, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Friday. The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets nationwide in the week through

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is running to become the next leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Friday after admitting that a member of his election campaign team had asked supporters to post favorable comments

Seoul, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has appointed former Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk as his first ambassador to Japan, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Friday. Lee Hyuk, 67, is known as a Japan expert, having served as