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Tokyo, April 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties are seeking to bolster their presence in local assemblies, raising the possibility that unified local elections in spring next year will be highly competitive. The Democratic Party for the People and Sanseito in particular plan

(Adnkronos) – British police have announced the arrest of two people in connection with an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London, which occurred over the weekend. The fire caused minor damage, but no injuries. A 17-year-old boy and a

Tokyo, April 20 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it has completed the first round of releasing treated water containing small amounts of radioactive tritium from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for fiscal 2026. In

Tokyo, April 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s revised heatstroke special alert system will be introduced Wednesday, in response to potential dangerous heat conditions, with operations set to continue until Oct. 21. A heatstroke special alert, never issued since the original system was put in

Seoul, April 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea test-fired tactical ballistic missiles Sunday to evaluate the power of warheads carrying cluster bombs, the country’s state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Monday. The test-firing by North Korea’s Missile Administration was supervised by North Korean leader

Tokyo, April 20 (Jiji Press)–A knife-carrying man was arrested Monday at the office building for the members of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, in Tokyo. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the man, who claims to

Tokyo, April 20 (Jiji Press)–An international team, including four Japanese researchers, has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for precisely measuring the magnetic moment of muons, tiny subatomic particles. The announcement was made on Sunday, Japan time. Among the Japanese

Tokyo, April 20 (Jiji Press)–In Japan, demand for cement, a key component of concrete, shows little sign of bottoming out. According to the Japan Cement Association, domestic demand in fiscal 2026, which runs through March next year, is projected to fall to

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., April 19 (Jiji Press)–An adult bear that appeared in a residential area in Sendai, a major city in northeastern Japan, was destroyed under the country’s emergency culling system Sunday. The bear, which was as tall as about 1.5 meters,

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., April 19 (Jiji Press)–A bear was spotted in a residential area in Sendai, a major city in northeastern Japan, on Sunday, prompting local authorities to issue a warning to nearby residents. A resident saw the bear near the residential