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Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–There is a wide gender gap in perceptions of workplace equality among male and female workers at newspapers and press agencies, a survey by the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association showed Thursday. The survey “highlights challenges facing

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have found an oil leak in the hydraulic system of an attraction of an amusement park in the Japanese capital where a fatal accident occurred on Tuesday, investigative sources said Thursday. A 24-year-old female employee died

Otsuchi, Iwate Pref., April 23 (Jiji Press)–Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, according to the town government. The town government

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Thursday underlined the need to keep a close watch on weakening consumer sentiment amid concerns about the economic outlook due to tensions in the Middle East. “Private consumption shows movements of picking up,” the

(Adnkronos) – Sicilian lawyer and MP Massimo Dell’Utri was sworn in as under-secretary at the foreign ministry on Wednesday, according to the government’s website. Dell’Utri has responsibility for Italians abroad and replaces Giorgio Silli, who now heads the Italian-Latin American Institute.  Dell’Utri

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Thursday underlined the need to keep a close watch on weakening consumer sentiment amid concerns about the economic outlook due to tensions in the Middle East. “Private consumption shows movements of picking up,” the

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called for allowing the terms of lawmakers to be extended for about a year under a proposed emergency clause as part of efforts to revise the Constitution. An extension of about

Shari, Hokkaido., April 23 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved families and others mourned the victims of the 2022 sightseeing tour boat sinking in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Thursday, the fourth anniversary of the accident, which killed 20 people on board and left

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly exceeded 60,000 for the first time ever in morning trading Thursday before finishing lower from the day before. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier