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Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese party leaders made their final appeals to voters Saturday, the last day of the official campaign period for Sunday’s House of Representatives election. The general election for the all-important lower chamber of parliament is the first national

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–There was no deep debate during campaigns for Sunday’s general election on measures to enhance intelligence capabilities, such as an espionage prevention law, although the Liberal Democratic Party and others proposed such steps in their election pledges. Prime

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan is seen selecting gas-fired power generation, synthetic diamonds and ports as the first round of 550-billion-dollar investments and loans it agreed to make in the United States, it was learned Saturday. The Japanese and U.S. governments will

Yamaguchi, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–A male diver died Saturday after falling ill during a survey to search for the remains of victims of the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster off Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Around noon, there was an emergency call

Ube, Yamaguchi Pref., Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Saturday to mark the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster in the western Japan prefecture that left 183 people dead. The event took place near the former

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan will keep requesting Russia to allow the restart of a program for former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands to visit their ancestors’ graves on the islands, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday. “Resuming the visits is

Cairo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, has opened an event to promote Japanese pop culture in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The two-day event from Friday is designed to showcase the charm of Japanese anime, manga and

Jakarta, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–A gas container using a technology developed by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Susumu Kitagawa is drawing attention, with demonstration tests underway. The container, seen as a promising new means of transporting gas, uses metal-organic frameworks, for which Kitagawa

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s exports of sake rose 5.5 pct from the previous year to 45.88 billion yen in 2025, led by brisk shipments to China, the top export destination, industry data have shown. However, this figure was short of the

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Bangladesh have signed an economic partnership agreement for better market access for goods and services and development of related rules. The EPA, the first such deal for Bangladesh, will take effect once domestic procedures are completed