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Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The sweet-salty combination dulls the sense of avoiding high salt concentrations and can lead to greater salt intake, a study by Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and House Foods Group Inc. has found. The tendency is more pronounced

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s current inflation woes, triggered by rising import prices, stem partly from policies shaped by the country’s fear of a strong yen following the rapid appreciation of the currency on the foreign exchange market under the Plaza Accord

Kobe, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–The prefectural government of Hyogo held the “creative reconstruction summit” on Saturday, as this year marks the 30th anniversary of a devastating earthquake that hit Kobe, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, and surrounding areas in January

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has compiled a package of measures to promote domestic digital content, such as anime and films, in foreign markets. The package, put together at a ministerial meeting Friday, includes multi-year support for the digital content

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have hosted a tea party at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for British Prince Edward and his wife, who are visiting Japan for the World Exposition in the western city of Osaka.

Seoul, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has said that his country plans to engage in talks with Japan on possibly joining the Tokyo-led Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. At a press conference with foreign media in

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Nanako Fujii won bronze in the women’s 20-kilometer race walk Saturday at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a new Japanese record time of 1:26:18. The 26-year-old became the first Japanese woman to capture a medal

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially announced his decision Saturday to run in the Oct. 4 leadership election at Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “Recently, the LDP has been preoccupied with the issue of money and politics, and has

Washington, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government has invoked “golden share authority” to block United States Steel Corp. from shutting down a plant in Illinois, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. It is the first time that the exercise of the authority

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–An advisory panel of outside experts established by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, has published a report calling on the organization to aim for a wage hike of more than 5 pct in next year’s “shunto”