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Seoul/Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, at around 3 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. Sunday, according to the South Korean military. Both missiles are believed to have fallen into

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Ahead of Respect for the Aged Day in Japan on Monday, the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation warned of accidents involving nursing beds or wheelchairs and urged elderly people to review proper usage with their families and

Seoul/Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, at around 3 p.m. Sunday, according to the South Korean military. According to Japanese Defense Ministry sources, it is believed to have

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