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Los Angeles, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–Two-way Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is unlikely to return to the mound this season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, manager Dave Roberts suggested Sunday. “If you’re looking at the calendar, how much he’s thrown in the

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–A total of 162 certified coordinators who help foreign residents consult with local governments and others have been deployed in 38 of Japan’s 47 prefectures since the certification system was launched by the Immigration Services Agency in fiscal

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–A major earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in July has caused the cancellation of the highlight of a festival in Yatsushiro, a city in the southwestern Japan prefecture, that dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868).

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency landslide warnings for the village of Niijima and the town of Oshima in the Izu Island chain south of Tokyo on Monday after heavy rain triggered by a frontal system. At

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese sushi restaurant operator Kura Sushi Inc. has canceled its collaboration campaign with the popular manga and anime franchise “Chiikawa” after discovering that an employee had embezzled prizes. The company ended all collaboration-related promotions from the start of

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August fell by 79,575 million dollars from a month before to 1,207,524 million dollars, marking the fourth straight month of decline, the Finance Ministry said Monday. The decrease reflected yen-buying,

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Imperial Japanese Army secretly considered imposing martial law in Tokyo in January 1945, during the final stages of World War II, amid concerns that large-scale U.S. air raids would severely disrupt public order, according to a newly

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering making part of payments under a planned income-linked benefit program in April 2029, it was learned Sunday. The financial aid program is planned to be introduced in earnest in fiscal 2029, and the

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane, under U.S. sanctions, on Sunday called The Hague-based organization the last bastion of the rule of law in the world. Support from people around the world is necessary for the continuation of

Motosu, Gifu Pref., Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out at a cake shop in the city of Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, Saturday night, and two bodies were found from the site, according to local authorities. Three other people were sent