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Saitama, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The family of a 74-year-old driver who died after his truck fell into a sinkhole in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, last year has filed a lawsuit seeking about 125 million yen in damages from the prefectural

(Adnkronos) – Students, teachers, university students also in the streets in Greece. Protests in Athens and dozens of other cities across the country to demand better conditions in institutions, higher salaries for teachers, and more funds for public education. Among the demands

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry said Wednesday that there may be problems with the reliability of documents submitted by Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. for the approval of vasculitis drug Tavneos. In its response to a series of deaths among Tavneos users,

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Three major Japanese winemakers said Wednesday that they will start a joint project to attract new fans of Japanese wines, including by holding events and fostering a culture of celebrating “nouveau” wines made from grapes harvested in the

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, marking her first year in office Wednesday, emphasized that “challenges of the Takaichi cabinet’s second year begin today.” Speaking to reporters at the prime minister’s office the same day, she highlighted the need

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Coast Guard did not participate in the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum, held in Russia from September until earlier this month, JCG Commandant Koichi Miyazawa said Wednesday. This was the first time that Japan had skipped

Tokushima, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Tokushima prefectural police arrested on Wednesday four Japanese men who have been detained by Vietnamese authorities for their alleged involvement in a special fraud scheme operating from a base in the Southeast Asian country. The fraud suspects, aged

Osaka, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–A woman in her 50s who received the first transplant of heart muscle cell sheets made from induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells is set to be discharged from a hospital in Osaka, a city in western Japan,

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration has steadily delivered on its promises to the public over the past year, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday, the first anniversary of her taking office. “We have worked boldly to

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in September dropped 5.0 pct from a year earlier to 3,103,700, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. The decline reflected rising airfares due to a deterioration in the situation