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12 Novembre 2025

Niigata Gov. Meets with Local Leaders over Nuclear Plant Restart

Kashiwazaki, Niigata Pref., Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi met on Wednesday with the mayors of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa, which host Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, as he plans to decide as early as this month whether
12 Novembre 2025

Japan Panel Members Call for Extra Budget Topping 14 T. Yen

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Two new private-sector members of a key Japanese government panel Wednesday called on the government to compile a fiscal 2025 supplementary budget worth at least 14 trillion yen to fund upcoming comprehensive economic measures. The two members said
12 Novembre 2025

Prosecutors Drop Election Fraud Case against Hyogo Gov. Saito

Kobe, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office on Wednesday dropped an election fraud case against Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito and the head of a public relations firm, citing insufficient evidence. The prosecutors office and the Kobe prefectural police department
12 Novembre 2025

FOCUS: RVs Attract Diverse Demand in Japan

By Waka Ota Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Recreational vehicles are attracting ever-rising attention in Japan, not just as campers but as evacuation shelters, traveling hotels and business offices. According to the Japan Recreational Vehicle Association, the number of such vehicles owned in
12 Novembre 2025

Descendants in Philippines Denied Japanese Citizenship

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Family courts in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture have rejected claims for Japanese citizenship filed by four Japanese descendants living in the Philippines. The four, aged 79 to 82, were born to Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers, and became
12 Novembre 2025

Japan Average Pump Price Drops

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s average retail price of regular gasoline inched down 0.1 yen from a week earlier to 173.5 yen per liter as of Monday, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The average price at the pump is expected to continue
12 Novembre 2025

Tokyo Police Get Arrest Warrant for Mom of Thai Girl

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have obtained an arrest warrant for the mother of a Thai girl on suspicion of violating the child welfare law by forcing the daughter to work at an erotic massage parlor, investigative sources said Wednesday. The
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