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Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday asked for Nepal’s maximum cooperation in the search for five Japanese nationals who went unaccounted for after a massive flash flood that occurred in Himalayan country last week. She made the

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency and others are making arrangements for Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko to visit Norway to attend a funeral for the late King Harald V, it was learned Tuesday. The funeral is set

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Dishes featuring unexpected fish-fruit pairings, such as tuna and mango, are gaining popularity in Japan for their colorful presentation and refreshing appeal. Tobu Store Co., which operates supermarkets mainly in Tokyo and neighboring Saitama Prefecture, began selling laver-wrapped

Osaka, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–USJ LLC, the operator of Universal Studios Japan, is set to expand the site of the movie theme park in the western city of Osaka for the first time since its 2001 opening. The Osaka municipal government said

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–A senior Bank of America official has indicated that there is room for further gains in Japanese stocks, as investors are rediscovering Japan’s competitiveness. “Japanese competitiveness was always there, but is being rediscovered by investors again,” Chris Oberoi,

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent 10-year Japanese government bond issue, regarded as the country’s key long-term interest rate, rose to a 30-year high of 3.005 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Tuesday. The reading was the highest since

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Toyohiro Akiyama, who became the first Japanese citizen to travel to space in 1990, died Wednesday at his home in the central Japan town of Odai, Mie Prefecture. He was 84. Born in Tokyo, Akiyama joined Tokyo Broadcasting

Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–An evacuation shelter catering to the needs of pregnant women and families with children has been set up in Hikawa, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, that was hit hard by a major earthquake in

New York, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chain Sushiro will open its first U.S. outlet near Times Square in New York in October, its operator, Food & Life Companies Ltd., or F&LC, said Monday. F&LC President Masahiro Yamamoto made

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will buy back 210,000 tons of rice after it released some of its stockpiles since last year, agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki told a press conference Tuesday. The purchase will cover rice from the 2025 crop,