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Washington, May 23 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during a telephone conversation early this month that there would be delays in the delivery of the US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Japanese side, the Financial

Cannes, France, May 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Tao Okamoto and France’s Virginie Efira won the best actress award in the competition category at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for their roles in the film “All of a Sudden” directed by Japan’s

Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)–Crabs walking sideways originated from an ancestor that roamed the Earth some 200 million years ago, according to a team led by Yuki Kawabata, an associate professor of Nagasaki University’s Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology. Crabs’

Suzhou, China, May 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday that he had a brief conversation with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in China. Speaking at a press conference after

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)–A senior official of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, on Saturday voiced his disappointment as an international nuclear nonproliferation conference broke down again. It was “simply regrettable” that the 2026 Review

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry is considering adding new courses to “kosen” technical colleges beyond those in industrial fields, such as agriculture, as well as manga and animation, Jiji Press has learned. In response to many local governments aiming to

New York, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers ranked fifth in Forbes’ annual list of highest-paid athletes that was released Friday. Ohtani’s total earnings stood at 127.6 million dollars for the past year, the highest

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Kako and Prince Hisahito on Saturday visited a special exhibition marking the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Belgium. The second daughter and the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, attended the opening ceremony of the Laos Festival 2026 at Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park on Saturday morning. Wearing a pale green traditional costume presented by the Lao side,

Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 23 (Jiji Press)–Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa have sent papers to prosecutors on a U.S. Army soldier in his 20s for allegedly sexually assaulting an adult female acquaintance and causing injury, it was learned Saturday.