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Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–KDDI Corp. said Friday that it will launch a feasibility study to explore the deployment of digital solutions using artificial intelligence-powered drones in Vietnam and the Philippines. The project will receive subsidies under a Japanese industry ministry program

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–A local court on Tuesday sentenced a former worker at an elderly care home in the city of Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, to 20 years in prison for murdering a resident of the facility

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 0.4 point from the previous month in May, marking the third consecutive month of growth, according to preliminary data released by the Cabinet Office on Tuesday. The coincident index, which

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–A celebration ceremony for an airport named after blockbuster Japanese animation series Pocket Monster, or Pokemon, was held in the city of Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Tuesday. Noto Airport in the

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly rose to a fresh 29-year high of 2.85 pct in Tokyo trading Tuesday. Investors are increasingly selling

Shizuoka, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Yasutomo Suzuki, governor of the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, on Tuesday approved construction of the Shizuoka section of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train line, effectively ending a nearly nine-year impasse that had delayed the project.

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Tuesday agreed to draw up a road map by the end of this year to reform out-of-pocket medical care payments by elderly people. As

Los Angeles, July 6 (Jiji Press)–The Los Angeles Clippers of the U.S. National Basketball Association said Monday that they have signed star Japanese player Rui Hachimura. The two-year deal is worth 28 million dollars, according to sports network ESPN. The 28-year-old free

Shizuoka, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Yasutomo Suzuki, governor of the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, on Tuesday approved construction of the Shizuoka section of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train line, effectively ending a nearly nine-year impasse that had delayed the rail

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Tuesday agreed to draw up a road map by the end of this year to reform out-of-pocket medical care payments by elderly people. As