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Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 19 (Jiji Press)–Four 16-year-old boys arrested as suspected perpetrators of last week’s high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, met the couple suspected of ordering them to commit the crime for the first time on the day

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that it has begun collaborating with U.S. startup Anthropic to develop systems for infrastructure, including electricity transmission and railways, by using Anthropic artificial intelligence models. Through the tie-up, Hitachi aims to enhance the

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a disaster management agency, which oversees the government’s disaster prevention and response measures. The bill is expected to

New York, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ballet dancer Yusei Sai was selected on Monday as youth grand prix winner at this year’s Youth America Grand Prix international ballet contest. Sai, 15, who lives in California, was awarded the prize in the junior

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fisheries Agency said Monday that fishing quotas for snow crabs on the Sea of Japan side will be reduced for a one-year period starting in July to support a resource recovery. The quota will be reduced to

London, May 18 (Jiji Press)–The British government plans to commit around 6 billion pounds to the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet with Japan and Italy amid increasing pressure from Tokyo, the Financial Times reported Monday. The Japanese government ramped up

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s gross domestic product in January-March grew 0.5 pct from the previous quarter, or an annualized 2.1 pct, after price and seasonal adjustment, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday. The country marked a second straight quarter of economic expansion

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are likely to agree on collaboration to secure stable supplies of energy and important goods during a summit in South Korea on Tuesday. Specifically, the two leaders

Paris, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven major nations Monday agreed to closely monitor rising long-term interest rates in Japan, the United States and Europe amid concerns about inflation fueled by soaring energy prices

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Favorable sentiment toward the United States is declining among the Japanese public. In a monthly public opinion survey conducted by Jiji Press in April, only 29.2 pct of respondents said the United States was a country they liked.