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Otsu, Shiga Pref., July 5 (Jiji Press)–Taizo Mikazuki won a fourth term as governor of the western Japan prefecture of Shiga in an election Sunday, defeating three rivals. Mikazuki, 55, was supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Shiga prefectural chapter and

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hayabusa2 unmanned probe successfully flew past the asteroid Torifune at close range on Sunday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said. The probe is in normal condition, JAXA said. According to the plan, Hayabusa2 passed about 800 meters

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police served fresh arrest warrants on three people on Sunday, including a 44-year-old man believed to be an executive of one of Asia’s largest international fraud organizations, for allegedly violating the immigration control law by illegally using

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry is considering the possibility of easing its evacuation advisory for Iran and three other Middle Eastern countries in response to a deal between the United States and Iran to end their fighting. The plan has

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Ryoma Hudzeleu, a Japanese national from Mitaka, Tokyo, has won the gold medal in the senior men’s solo category at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, held at the Bolshoi Theater in the Russian capital. After winning first

Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Pref., July 5 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sunday to mark the sixth anniversary of the heavy rain disaster that left 67 people dead and two others unaccounted for in the southwestern Japan prefecture. At

By Yuka Moriyama Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene J. Garcia-Albano has said she is “very encouraged” to see women assuming greater responsibilities in Japan, while expressing her willingness to share lessons from her own country’s “long history” of

By Yuka Moriyama Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene J. Garcia-Albano has emphasized the importance of further strengthening bilateral cooperation in security and economic affairs as the two countries prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the resumption of

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decision on whether to attend intensive Budget Committee discussions at the Diet, the country’s parliament, appears to hold the key to breaking the deadlock in the ongoing Diet session over two controversial bills

Hiroshima, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa inspected U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc.’s semiconductor plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday. Akazawa attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production building at the plant that is slated to produce