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Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Concerns are mounting over the Shiokaze shortwave radio program for Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea, as the number of radio transmitters is dwindling. The Japanese support group broadcasting the program is calling for an increase in the

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese electronics makers and retailers are enjoying strong demand for portable air conditioners, with some areas, mainly in the Tokai central region, recently experiencing “kokushobi” cruelly hot days, featuring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or higher. Such products

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Ocean cargo transport service fees remained elevated in June amid the continuing Middle East turmoil, Bank of Japan data showed Monday. The service price index for the sector in the latest reporting month jumped 52.8 pct year on

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan “strongly condemns” the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a press conference Monday. Specifically, the top Japanese government spokesman cited the dispatch of troops and supplies of weapons

(A typo in the sixth paragraph has been corrected. The seventh paragraph should have read “…on a planned tax cut. …”) No Plans to Set Up New Panel on Imperial Succession Now: Takaichi Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Discussions on a hike in Japan’s minimum wages for fiscal 2026 entered the final stage at a labor ministry panel Monday, but gaps between the labor and management sides remain wide. Members from the labor side at the

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a press conference from 6 p.m. Monday, following the end of an extended Diet session Saturday, the government announced. Takaichi is expected to speak about the planned consumption tax cut, as

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan has started this year’s services allowing former Japanese residents of Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands to pay tribute to their ancestors from the sea. At a ceremony held Saturday afternoon on the Etopirika ship, which arrived off Kunashiri,

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government launched an epidural subsidy program for childbirth last October, becoming the first prefecture-level government in Japan to help cover the cost of pain-relief deliveries. In the six months through March, the metropolitan government received

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has announced a decision to drop a plan to invest in leading Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The parent of convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. had been considering