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Itoman, Okinawa Pref., June 23 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to mourn some 200,000 people who died in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost Japan prefecture 81 years ago in the late stage of

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ayano Kunimitsu has visited Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Kunimitsu is the first among Japan’s politically appointed government department leaders of minister, state minister and parliamentary vice ministers to visit the

Nagasaki, June 23 (Jiji Press)–Shohei Tsuiki, who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 at the age of 18, still remembers brief but unforgettable exchanges he had during World War II with a Dutch national detained by the former Japanese

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government aims to double the proportion of female university students majoring in engineering by 2040, in an effort to address the low representation of women in areas such as artificial intelligence, and aviation and aerospace. These

Osaka, June 23 (Jiji Press)–The “Doctor Yellow” inspection Shinkansen bullet train of West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, is set to be decommissioned in January 2027, the railway operator said Monday. JR West and Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai,

Brussels, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, now on an official visit to Belgium, arrived at Laeken Palace in Brussels on Monday, where they were greeted by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the European country. The Imperial couple

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese lawmakers, mainly those from the opposition side, plan to submit a bill on aid to surviving civilian victims of the Pacific War, part of World War II, to the ongoing session of the Diet, or parliament, in

(Adnkronos) – A group of Lebanese civil servants is undergoing advanced public procurement training at Tor Vergata University of Rome as part of international efforts to strengthen the crisis-hit Middle Eastern country’s public administration, the embassy wrote Monday on X.  “Good governance

(Adnkronos) – At least 15 people have died in a fire that broke out in a shopping mall in Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. According to the latest updates released by the Hindustan Times, another 7 people were injured