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Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)–Large and strong Typhoon Bavi hit the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefectures on Saturday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to urge caution against strong winds, heavy rain, high waves and high tides. As of 12:50 p.m., the ninth

Osaka, July 11 (Jiji Press)–A 54-year-old Japanese prosecutor has pleaded not guilty in the first court hearing of his trial for alleged coercive interrogations of an embezzlement suspect in 2019. At Osaka District Court on Friday, the prosecutor, Daisuke Tabuchi, said that

Los Angeles/Chicago, July 11 (Jiji Press)–Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani will miss this year’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday due to treatment for his left knee, his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, announced Friday. The two-way Japanese player was selected

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is set to call on the World Trade Organization to ban state subsidies to zombie companies that are effectively bankrupt and unrestricted debt guarantees as part of its proposal to reform the global trade body,

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Zentoshin, a Japanese credit card payment processing service provider that has begun bankruptcy proceedings, was found to have falsified its financial statements by some 63 billion yen over at least 20 years, it was learned Friday. To maintain

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is set to advance collaboration among the public sector, the academic world and industries on research and development for dual-use technologies. At a meeting Friday of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, the government

(Adnkronos) – Qatar held talks with the United States and Iran in an attempt to ease the ongoing crisis between the two countries. Two sources close to the matter told the New York Times. The escalation began with Iranian attacks on oil

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese nationals living abroad sued the government Friday, after they were unable to vote by mail in time for the House of Representatives general election in February, which was held only some two weeks after the dissolution of

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his New Zealand counterpart, Winston Peters, on Friday agreed to beef up cooperation in the national security field. In December last year, the two countries signed an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, which

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Aiko may visit Singapore in November as her second official visit abroad, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. The daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako made her first official foreign trip, to Laos, in November