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Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–With the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election drawing near, the short winter election battle following the abrupt dissolution of the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament has highlighted security challenges during stump speeches. The National Police Agency has

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 240,000 units of the Prius hybrid sedan to fix the rear door-opening system, according to a report the major automaker filed with the Japanese transport ministry Wednesday. The recall covers 239,504 units

Saitama, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–A sinkhole up to about 30 meters wide remains open in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, which marked one year after the hole formed and a truck fell into it. Restoration

Hiroshima, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima District Court on Wednesday ordered the Japanese government to pay 3.3 million yen in compensation to bereaved relatives of three hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who returned to South Korea after World War II. The three hibakusha were

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese prime minister’s office is warning that several fake websites pretending to be its own have been confirmed. Such fake websites, using video clips of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, urge people to enter their personal information, after

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Former Bank of Japan Policy Board member Sayuri Shirai has said that the central bank’s unprecedented quantitative and qualitative monetary easing regime, characterized by massive purchases of mainly Japanese government bonds, “reached its limit” around the second half

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Eleven railway and subway operators in eastern Japan said Wednesday that they will accept tap-and-go credit card payments at 729 stations on 54 lines from March 25, about double the current numbers. The new payment option will be

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The dollar was weak below 153 yen in Tokyo trading Wednesday, after remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump welcoming the greenback’s softness prompted the currency to plunge in New York overnight. At 5 p.m. in Tokyo, the dollar

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Mercosur countries have held the first meeting to discuss their strategic partnership, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. At the meeting, which took place in Asuncion, Paraguay’s capital, on Tuesday, senior officials from Japan and the

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Overseas assets held by wealthy residents of Japan in 2024 rose 26.3 pct from the previous year to a record high of 8,194.5 billion yen, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday. The tally was based on documents that