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Hanoi, May 2 (Jiji Press)–Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday expressed her intention to deepen cooperation for the free and open Indo-Pacific, or FOIP, vision by focusing on three pillars–strengthening supply chains, sharing rules to maintain an economic order, and

Hanoi, May 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Vietnamese counterpart, Le Minh Hung, agreed Saturday to position economic security cooperation as a pillar of their countries’ bilateral relations, including Japan’s public-private support for Vietnam’s crude oil procurement. At their

Otsuchi, Iwate Pref., May 2 (Jiji Press)–The northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, declared Saturday that the forest fire that broke out on April 22 has come under control. According to the prefectural government, the fire burned about 1,633 hectares, making

Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)–Eighteen of Japan’s 47 prefectural governors recognize the need to revise the country’s Constitution, a Jiji Press survey has shown. Nine of the 18 governors, including those of Aomori and Osaka, agreed that constitutional revision is necessary. The

Fukushima, May 2 (Jiji Press)–A memorial park dedicated to mourning the victims of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster opened in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday. The Fukushima March 11 Memorial Park was jointly established by the Japanese government

New York, May 1 (Jiji Press)–Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of the Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, delivered a speech at the 2026 review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in New York on Friday, saying that atomic bombs

Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and 10 members of her cabinet are visiting overseas during the ongoing Golden Week holiday period through next week. During their trips, the ministers are expected to focus on promoting Japan’s economic security,

Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)–Psychological and financial hurdles remain high for junior and senior high school girls in buying emergency contraception three months after it became available over the counter in Japan. Emergency contraception can prevent unwanted pregnancy with a high probability

Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)–Desperately hoping to stop the yen’s rapid depreciation, the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan apparently implemented their first currency market intervention in about two years on Thursday afternoon. Earlier that day, the dollar was trading above

Osaka, May 1 (Jiji Press)–West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, announced Friday a capital and business tie-up with the Resona Holdings Inc. group to make its first foray into the banking business as early as fiscal 2027, starting next April. The