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Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–Toyohito Ikeda, governor of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, is certain to secure re-election in Sunday’s gubernatorial poll, which was held due to the expiration of his term. Ikeda, 65, ran as an independent candidate endorsed by the ruling

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency rain warnings for the cities of Fukui, Ono and Katsuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Sunday, but later downgraded them. Level 5 is the highest on the

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–Business leaders from Japan and South Korea on Sunday launched a bilateral exchange committee to address falling birthrates and population decline, challenges common to both countries. The committee’s secretariat is based at Japan’s Conference for Choosing

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–Color photographs of Japan under Allied occupation are vanishing more than 70 years after U.S. service members captured vivid scenes that may hold lost pieces of history. From 1945 to 1952, when Allied forces governed Japan

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–Of Japan’s 47 prefectures, 45 regard tracking the location and number of people evacuating in their vehicles during disasters as a challenge, a Jiji Press survey showed Sunday. In large-scale disasters, many people choose to shelter in their

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency rain warnings for the cities of Fukui, Ono and Katsuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Sunday, before later downgrading them. Level 5 is the highest on the

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is under scrutiny regarding the country’s commitment to the rule of law following U.S. sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane, the first Japanese to lead the organization. Initially, Takaichi merely said

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sent a condolence telegram to Norway’s new King Haakon VIII over the death of King Harald V, Japan’s Imperial Household Agency said Saturday. The Imperial Family and the Norwegian Royal Family have

Newcastle, Australia, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–A 134-year-old former courthouse in Newcastle, Australia, is now a facility of Japan’s Nihon University, with its preserved courtrooms offering students a hands-on lesson in the justice system. Completed in 1892, the former Newcastle Courthouse, distinguished by

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of written questions submitted to Japan’s House of Representatives by lawmakers seeking the government’s views during a special session of the Diet, the country’s parliament, that ended in July fell by 90 pct from an ordinary