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Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, an opposition party, is increasingly concerned about the risk of a split over its potential merger with two other opposition parties–the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito. The concerns come as the Komeito

Tokyo/Beijing, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Monday voiced concern over China’s reported missile launch toward the Pacific Ocean earlier in the day. The missile was not confirmed to have flown over Japan’s territory or its exclusive economic

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sapporo Breweries Ltd. said Monday that it will form a capital and business tie-up with Danish brewing giant Carlsberg Breweries A/S. The two companies plan to establish a joint venture in Singapore. Sapporo will invest about 643

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Shunichi Mizuoka, who heads the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Monday criticized the government’s bill to revise the Imperial House Law for including items not taken up in ruling-opposition discussions. “Using a cheap trick that feels

(Adnkronos) – Russia launched waves of missiles and drones against Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 56 others, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned of another possible large-scale attack on the capital.

Kurashiki, Okayama Pref./Hiroshima, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Residents across the Chugoku western Japan region on Monday mourned over 300 people who lost their lives in a devastating rain disaster that mainly hit the area in 2018. Monday marked the eighth anniversary of the

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Powerful Typhoon Bavi is expected to approach the Sakishima Islands of the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa from Friday to Saturday, possibly bringing strong winds and heavy rain, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday. High waves are also

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds rose as high as 2.830 pct in Tokyo interdealer bond trading on Monday, hitting the highest level since May 1997. JGBs remained under selling as the

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a 15-year-old high school student on suspicion of fraudulently canceling the subscriptions of about 46,800 accounts on the Bandai Channel video streaming service by exploiting a system vulnerability. The Metropolitan Police Department’s cybercrime countermeasure

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Six Japanese opposition parties in the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, agreed Monday to return to parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday. The agreement came after Yoshihiko Isozaki, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet affairs chief