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Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged on Tuesday, weighed down by political uncertainty in the country and renewed trade friction between the United States and China. The Nikkei average temporarily lost over 1,500 points before closing at

Nagano, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Nagano District Court on Tuesday sentenced Masanori Aoki, 34, to death for the May 2023 murders of four people in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. Giving the defendant capital punishment as requested by prosecutors, Presiding Judge Masashi Sakata said,

Osaka, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Now that the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka is over, many local governments in Japan are eager to capitalize on the success of the international event to attract tourists while the positive effect

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–People who played sports during their school days tend to be fitter and more likely to keep up the sport habit than those who did not, a survey released by the Japan Sports Agency Sunday showed. The survey

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–An All Nippon Airways flight returned to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Monday evening, about an hour after takeoff, as it was discovered that the aircraft had hit runway lights. None of the 174 passengers and crew members on the

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Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday welcomed the release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages by the Islamic group Hamas. “I sincerely welcome this,” the top government spokesman told a press conference, regarding progress in

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s 2026 catch quota for southern bluefin tuna has been set at a reasonable level, fisheries minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday. Japan’s quota will total 7,295 tons, unchanged from 2024 and 2025, according to a decision made by

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese panel of citizens has voted against a decision by public prosecutors not to indict lawmaker Hiroyuki Kada over a slush funds scandal at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office will reinvestigate

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it will sell its Century luxury car under a new independent brand to give the vehicle a clear position among its product lineup. The Japanese automaker will unveil an orange coupe concept