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Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Tourism Agency is considering introducing a system in fiscal 2026 to partially subsidize the demolition of abandoned “ryokan” Japanese-style inns in “onsen” hot spring resorts and other locations. The demolition support system would be available to

Toba, Mie Pref., Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday to attend the 44th National Convention for the Development of an Abundantly Productive Sea. After traveling by Shinkansen bullet train and local

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Fuji Media Holdings Inc. has announced that Executive Managing Director Michiyo Yasuda resigned over her inappropriate expense claims. Yasuda has made inappropriate claims for expenses totaling about 1 million yen in some 60 cases since 2020, including falsifying

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to revise the public servant remuneration law to cut the salaries of cabinet members including herself during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session. The government will hold a meeting of related ministers as

New York, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and other countries said Friday that they will work to quadruple the use of sustainable fuels, such as biofuels and low-carbon hydrogen, by 2035. The countries released a joint declaration ahead of the 30th Conference of

Los Angeles, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese jazz composer Miho Hazama has been nominated for the 68th Grammy Award in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her piece, “Live Life This Day: Movement I,” according to the full list of nominations released on

Paris, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Louis Schweitzer, former chairman of French auto giant Renault SA, who worked to forge its alliance with Japan’s Nissan Motor Co., has died at the age of 83, according to French media reports. Schweitzer was born in Geneva,

(Adnkronos) – Dozens of people are accused of “treason” in Tanzania in connection with their alleged participation in protests triggered by the general elections on October 29. This is according to judicial sources cited by the AFP agency, which states that more

(Adnkronos) – France urges its nationals to leave Mali. “For several weeks, the security situation in Mali, including Bamako, has been deteriorating,” reads the update published on the French Foreign Ministry’s website, with the recommendation “to French citizens to plan a temporary

(Adnkronos) – Dozens were injured in an explosion that occurred during Friday prayers in a mosque within a high school complex in Jakarta. Fifty-four people were transported to the hospital, said the head of the Indonesian capital’s police, Asep Edi Suheri, at