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Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The organizer of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has decided to extend sales of official goods, including items featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the Expo, by two years until the end of March 2028 as demand

Hiroshima, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Shigeaki Mori, the hibakusha survivor of the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who was embraced by former U.S. President Barack Obama, died at a hospital in the western Japan city Saturday. He was 88. Scenes of

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will sell the U.S.-built Murano SUV in Japan, starting in early 2027. The move by the Japanese automaker comes as the country faces pressure from the administration of U.S. President Donald

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8 pct from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday. The growth, up from the previous year’s 2.7 pct, reflected

(Adnkronos) – An Italian citizen and two French nationals have been arrested on the island of Bali, Indonesia, on charges of producing and distributing pornographic content in the Muslim-majority country that prohibits such material. Joseph Edward Purba, head of the Badung district

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Jobs had been informally offered to 92 pct of employment-seeking university students in Japan scheduled to graduate this month as of Feb. 1, the labor and education ministries said Tuesday. The job-securing rate remained high due to labor

Aomori, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Four people died after a collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat off the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori in the early hours of Tuesday. The Japan Coast Guard’s 2nd regional headquarters in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture,

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–A group of researchers including Wataru Kojima, an associate professor of animal ecology at Yamaguchi University’s Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, has found that most female Japanese rhinoceros beetles mate only once in their lifetime,

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi showed her readiness Tuesday to discuss carefully with political party heads a possible dispatch of Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East. “Depending on the circumstance, some missions may require approval from the Diet,”

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday named 12 experts to an advisory body to the national council on social security reform, which discusses consumption tax cuts and a refundable tax credit program. Former Keio University President Atsushi Seike will