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Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on policymakers around the world to show determination and implement policies for nuclear abolition, in an annual peace declaration Thursday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan Broadcasting Corp. President Tatsuhiko Inoue has apologized for the public broadcaster’s failure to allow an employee who was sexually assaulted by a cast member in one of its programs to work in another department after a leave

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Liquefied petroleum gas has been cited as the probable cause of the deadly explosion that occurred at a shopping facility shortly after last week’s powerful earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. The industry ministry said Wednesday

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Liquefied petroleum gas has been cited as the probable cause of the deadly explosion that occurred at a shopping facility shortly after last week’s powerful earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. The industry ministry said Wednesday

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Weathernews Inc. is rolling out on Thursday the global version of its weather app in 57 languages, including English, Chinese and Hindi, Jiji Press has learned. The app, dubbed Weathernews, is expected to help promote early preparations

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Weathernews Inc. is rolling out on Thursday the global version of its weather app in 57 languages, including English, Chinese and Hindi, Jiji Press has learned. The app, dubbed Weathernews, is expected to help promote early preparations

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–A planned consumption tax cut in Japan will require the government to secure alternative revenue sources to cover costs related to social security measures. But no specific ways to make up for the expected loss of revenue have

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)–Six of seven major Japanese automakers reported improved consolidated earnings for April-June, recovering from lower profits or net losses recorded a year earlier due to the impact of the U.S. high tariff policy, according to their latest earnings

(Adnkronos) – Icelandic authorities have ordered the expulsion of the 21 passengers of a ship belonging to animal rights activist Paul Watson’s foundation, which was boarded last week during a protest against whaling. The Icelandic police told AFP today.  The Bandero was

(Adnkronos) – An Indian parliamentary committee today asked Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, to apologize for temporarily removing a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India is the largest market for the social media giant in terms of users, with hundreds of millions