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Naha, Okinawa Pref., March 13 (Jiji Press)–A seven-year prison sentence has been finalized for a 23-year-old U.S. Marine charged with sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in Okinawa Prefecture. The defendant, Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton, and prosecutors filed their waivers of the

Okuma, Fukushima Pref., March 13 (Jiji Press)–Although Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. still maintains its goal of decommissioning its tsunami-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by 2051, the target appears very challenging to meet due to delays in work to

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, used an artificial intelligence-generated voice to conduct a roll call during an open vote for the first time at a plenary session on Friday. Conventionally, the roll

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Junya Ogawa, who took the reins of the Centrist Reform Alliance a month ago, faces a host of challenges, including, most importantly, rebuilding the Japanese opposition party following its humiliating defeat in last month’s parliamentary election. He has

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The dollar hit 20-month highs above 159.60 yen in Tokyo trading Friday as persisting worries about the Middle East situation spurred safe-haven buying of the U.S. currency. The greenback pared its gains to stand at 159.41-44 yen at

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill is expected to clear the House of Representatives as early as Friday night, with support mainly from the ruling camp led by the Liberal Democratic Party. Following the passage in the

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. intends to strengthen its successor search business by teaming with more regional banks across Japan through a subsidiary, President Suguru Miyake said in a recent interview. The subsidiary, J-Search Inc., connects prospective business

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The French and Indonesian presidents will make their respective official trips to Japan from later this month for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to

New York, March 12 (Jiji Press)–PayPay Corp., a Japanese online payment company under SoftBank Group Corp., went public on the U.S. Nasdaq stock market Thursday. PayPay ended its first day at 18.16 dollars per share, with its market capitalization valued at 12.1

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan will use its official development assistance to induce private-sector investment in developing countries, an annual government report said Friday. The 2025 white paper on cooperation and development noted ODA’s pump-priming effects for expanding private investment in aid