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Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The number of people who decided to repair their homes damaged by last year’s earthquake and heavy rain that hit the Noto Peninsula in central Japan is half that of those who opted to demolish their

New York, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–The cities of Bizen and Setouchi in the western Japan prefecture of Okayama kicked off an exhibition and sales event for Bizen pottery and other traditional crafts at a gallery in New York on Wednesday. With fostering

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police have arrested a man for allegedly having a 12-year-old Thai girl work at his massage shop in Tokyo, in a suspected human trafficking case involving sexual exploitation of a child. The man, Masayuki Hosono, 51, was

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested the head of a fraud group believed to be linked to hundreds of fraud cases in Japan, along with six related people. The seven men, including the 40-year-old head, Munemasa Takahashi, allegedly took four

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Finance kept its economic assessments for all 11 regions unchanged in a quarterly report released Thursday, citing solid private consumption and reduced uncertainty following the Japan-U.S. tariff agreement. The ministry kept its overall assessment of

New York, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–High school students from Sendai, a northeastern Japan city hit by a massive tsunami in 2011, emphasized the importance of passing on disaster lessons to future generations and the significance of disaster prevention education at a meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Thursday to take strict action if a problem similar to the “slush funds” scandal occurs in her ruling Liberal Democratic Party again. Responding to a question from Democratic Party for the People

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The National Police Agency on Thursday revised the rules of the National Public Safety Commission to allow riot police officers to cull wild bears with rifles amid a series of attacks on people across Japan. The police are

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese Fisheries Agency panel has approved an expansion of the fiscal 2025 fishing quota for the Japanese common squid by 1,800 tons following bigger-than-expected catches. At its meeting Wednesday, a subcommittee of the Fisheries Policy Council gave

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will sell its headquarters building in the city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, for 97 billion yen as part of its turnaround efforts. The struggling Japanese automaker will continue to use