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Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)–Sake, Japan’s traditional alcoholic beverage, is becoming increasingly popular in Russia despite wartime tensions and strained bilateral relations. Japanese distrust of Russia has long been fueled by a decades-old territorial dispute over a cluster of islands in the

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., April 8 (Jiji Press)–Three workers died after scaffolding collapsed during crane dismantling work at the Keihin District of JFE Steel Corp.’s East Japan Works in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday. The Kanagawa prefectural police

Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese chemical makers are working desperately to avoid halting factories for ethylene, a material for plastics and synthetic fibers, amid the ongoing Middle East crisis. Ethylene production facilities take over a month to restart once suspended, so

Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday asked the United Arab Emirates to continue stable crude oil supplies to her country amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Making the request in phone talks with UAE President Sheikh

Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan has secured oil supplies to cover its demand until early 2027, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at the prime minister’s office, Takaichi explained that this was the result of efforts to increase oil

Okuma, Fukushima Pref., April 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, on Tuesday visited an educational facility in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, which was affected by a powerful earthquake and tsunami 15 years ago. The facility,

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., April 7 (Jiji Press)–Three workers were critically injured and are unconscious after they fell from a scaffold that collapsed Tuesday at the Keihin District of JFE Steel Corp.’s East Japan Works in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near

Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)–Rising prices and labor costs are threatening drink vending machines in Japan, which beverage makers have considered to be cash cows because the machines sell products at their suggested retail prices. According to Tokyo-based research firm Inryo Soken,

Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Diet, or parliament, passed the government’s fiscal 2026 budget Tuesday, marking the first time in 11 years that a regular budget has been enacted after the April 1 start of a fiscal year. The budget was approved

(Adnkronos) – “The Revolutionary Guards declare once again that if the American terrorist army crosses the red lines, our response will go beyond the region.” This is what the Iranian Pasdaran state according to a declaration reported by Iranian TV, in which