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Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering convening the Diet for a 150-day session from Feb. 18, after Sunday’s general election, informed sources said Wednesday. This schedule assumes that the Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition will win a

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party is worried that it is overshadowed by popular Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in campaigning for Sunday’s House of Representatives election. The poll for the all-important lower parliamentary

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested a 40-year-old nursery school teacher on Wednesday on suspicion of indecent assault on an elementary school boy during an accommodation event hosted by an after-school child care center. The suspect, Masaaki Kimura, who works at

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s foreign exchange fund special account is attracting attention as a possible source of funding for consumption tax reduction or elimination proposed by many parties ahead of Sunday’s general election. The account holds as its assets the foreign

Nara, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–The defense for Tetsuya Yamagami filed an appeal with Osaka High Court on Wednesday to challenge the indefinite prison term handed down by Nara District Court for the 2022 murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “Following

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a nursery school teacher for allegedly sexually abusing a boy during an overnight program, people familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Masaaki Kimura, 40, who works at a nursery

Milan, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Olympic Committee has established a special team to protect athletes participating in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics from defamation, the first such effort for both the summer and winter games. The team consists of six members at

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Changes must be made across a wide range of settings to overcome deeply rooted gender roles and achieve gender equality, Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, the umbrella organization for labor unions in the country,

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–A total of 117 Japanese lawmakers said they believe the country should sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a survey by the hibakusha atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo has shown. Meanwhile, the

Sapporo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–A popular annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on Wednesday, showcasing 210 ice and snow sculptures across three venues. The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, which runs until Feb. 11, is expected