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Nagoya, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Asuma Nakai and Sae Hatakeyama won cycling BMX racing gold medals in the men’s and women’s events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday. Nakai, who clinched the top podium spot for the second consecutive Asian

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Monday held the first meeting of an expert panel on strengthening intelligence capabilities, initiating discussions on formulating a national intelligence strategy. Discussions at the panel will also focus on anti-espionage legislation, such as a foreign

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Environment Minister Hiroyoshi Sasagawa said Monday the government hopes to support municipalities that adopt artificial intelligence and drones to track bears in response to a rise in bear-related incidents. In an interview, Sasagawa emphasized that prompt action,

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Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission recognized Monday that 42 companies had engaged in bid-rigging for large-scale repair contracts for condominiums, imposing fines totaling about 1.6 billion yen on 37 of the firms. The malpractice was found for repair

Shisui, Chiba Pref., Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th of the year, rose to 14 on Monday, a week after related heavy rain struck Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures near Tokyo. On Monday, a woman in her 20s

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th of the year, rose to 14 on Monday, a week after related heavy rain struck Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures near Tokyo. On Monday, a woman in her 20s in the

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Precipitation was observed in Central Tokyo for 33 consecutive days from Aug. 27 through Monday, due in part to rains brought by fronts and typhoons, tying the record for the longest such spell since statistics were first compiled

(Adnkronos) – The heavy rains that hit western Nepal have caused severe floods and landslides, destroying homes and infrastructure, forcing – according to government authorities – nearly 750 families to leave their homes and causing over 20 casualties. The emergency comes just

(Adnkronos) – The candidate for the office of mayor-governor of the city-state of Berlin, Elif Eralp, and the Berlin section of her party (Die Linke) have initiated legal action against the federal Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, for a statement in which he