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Sapporo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court decided Wednesday to hold on Nov. 12 the first hearing of the criminal trial for tour boat operator president Seiichi Katsurada, 62, who has been charged with professional negligence resulting in deaths over the fatal

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Mazda Motor Corp. unveiled a concept model equipped with its proprietary carbon dioxide capture system at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center on Wednesday, the day before the official start of the Japan Mobility Show. Powered by a

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Kanazawa branch of Nagoya High Court on Wednesday ruled that the July election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s parliament, was conducted in a state of unconstitutionality due to vote-value disparities.

(Adnkronos) – The United States will partially reduce its military presence on NATO’s eastern flank. The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced this, explaining that Washington “has decided to suspend the rotation in Europe of a brigade with units present in various Alliance

(Adnkronos) – Hurricane Melissa made landfall near Chivirico, in Santiago de Cuba province, as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of over 190 kilometers per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. The atmospheric phenomenon will move directly

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi conveyed his country’s plan to achieve its defense spending target two years ahead of schedule, during a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Tokyo on Wednesday. Japan will raise its defense

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday reaffirmed with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, that their countries will work together on security and economy. “We would like to continue our cooperation,” including through the Quad framework among Japan,

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of elementary and junior high school students in Japan who refused to go to school in fiscal 2024, which ended last March, hit a record high of 353,970, an education ministry survey showed Wednesday. The figure,

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research team including 2025 Nobel Prize laureate Shimon Sakaguchi has developed a technique to produce regulatory T cells that suppress excessive immune activity. Sakaguchi, professor at the University of Osaka, is among those set to receive

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. unveiled Wednesday the fully remodeled Elgrand luxury minivan, which is newly equipped with a hybrid system. After undergoing the first full model changeover in about 10 years, the Elgrand became a model with the Japanese