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Kushiro, Hokkaido, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Seiichi Katsurada, president of the operator of a tour boat that sank off the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido in 2022, pleaded not guilty to professional negligence resulting in death in the first hearing of his criminal

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–An international research group including Japan has discovered a factory-like system in cells that prevents insulin abnormalities, a finding that may help the development of new treatments for diabetes. The system, which assembles insulin in its

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that a proposed supplementary budget will include spending to help local governments address attacks by bears. “We’ll compile a package of measures soon and implement them using a supplementary budget,”

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Joo Ho-young, head of a suprapartisan league of South Korean lawmakers working to promote friendship with Japan, has called on Tokyo to take a restrained approach regarding the disputed Sea of Japan islets known in Japan as Takeshima.

Niigata, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Over 60 pct of residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, do not believe that the conditions for restarting the facility have been met, a survey by the prefectural government showed Tuesday. The

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will raise monthly salaries and annual bonuses for central government workers for the fourth straight year in fiscal 2025 through next March. The decision is based on recommendations from the National

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it has banned 30 more Japanese nationals from entering the country indefinitely. The measure is a retaliation against Japan’s sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. It was Moscow’s first decision

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Controlled human infection model, or CHIM, trials, in which carefully screened volunteers are deliberately exposed to calibrated doses of pathogens, are primarily used in a number of European countries, but Japan remains wary. CHIM trials, also known as

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling and opposition parties have criticized Xue Jian, China’s consul-general in Osaka, western Japan, after he slammed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark related to a potential crisis in Taiwan. At a joint meeting of its Research Commission

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), have launched talks in earnest on a plan to set up the nation’s secondary capital. At the first meeting of the