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Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–The number of people aged 65 and older in Japan is estimated to have totaled 36.24 million as of Tuesday, up by 20,000 from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday, ahead of Respect for the

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–What was possibly a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea, Japanese Defense Ministry sources said Sunday. The possible ballistic missile is believed to have fallen into waters outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to the sources. END

Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Pref., Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Kumagawa Railroad Co., a public-private railway operator in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, fully resumed service on Sunday, about six years and two months after the railway was heavily damaged in the July 2020 Kumamoto

Nagoya, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Takumi Hojo won the men’s triathlon at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, bringing Japan its first gold medal at the 2026 Games and marking the country’s fifth consecutive victory in the event. In the women’s individual karate,

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chair of the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese charity group, met with senior Russian government officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, in Moscow this month. At a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in the

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Canada has decided to join the Global Combat Air Program, a joint initiative by Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet, becoming the program’s first observer. Canada is weighing the future purchase of the aircraft,

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry has drawn criticism on social media that costumes used in its antiterrorism drill this month were associated with the Middle East and the Islamic world. Following the backlash, the ministry deleted a photo of the

Nagoya, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games was held at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Saturday evening, marking the official start of the 2026 Games. The Aichi-Nagoya Games are

Jefferson, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp. on Friday held an opening ceremony for its third U.S. plant in Jefferson, Wisconsin. During the ceremony at the new plant, Yuzaburo Mogi, honorary CEO of Kikkoman, said that the company

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–About 15 pct of municipalities in Japan are positive about replacing their existing sewer systems with combined septic tanks, according to a recent survey by Jiji Press. The survey was conducted after a law revision was enacted during