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Washington, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointed to the need for U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in a telephone meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held Saturday. In the phone conversation, the secretary “raised the

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–An experiment by French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur in the mid-19th century had inspired 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Kenso Soai’s research. Discovering a reaction known as the “Soai reaction,” the 76-year-old Japanese chemist, who is

Osaka, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Two people were killed while participating in traditional local festivals featuring “danjiri” floats in two cities in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka on Saturday. The victims, both men, were crushed under floats that overturned when traveling on

Tokyo, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Saturday conveyed to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tokyo’s concern over Washington’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court. In 15-minute phone talks, Motegi and Rubio also agreed to continue close communication

Tokyo, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended an opening ceremony for the Japan Games multisport event at the Maeda Arena, an indoor arena, in the northeastern city of Aomori on Saturday. It was the first time for an

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Tomoka Nishiyama, a “joryu kishi,” or female professional shogi player, obtained the right to become a “kishi,” a player under a different professional system for the board game, on Saturday, when she won the “Hakurei” title

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships temporarily sailed in Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Saturday afternoon, according to the Japan Coast Guard. It was the first time since Sept. 10

Washington, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–The latest U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court may drive a further wedge between the country and the camp of Japan and Europe over international order. On Friday, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump added the

Tokyo, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese public-interest association has established a system to certify “juku” cram schools taking sufficient measures to prevent sexual violence against children, with requirements including the installation of security cameras in classrooms. The move comes ahead of the

Tokyo, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Kenso Soai, co-winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in an interview with Jiji Press on Friday looked back on his research that led to the discovery of the reaction now known as the “Soai reaction.” Soai,