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Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan has conveyed its wish to hold a summit with North Korea to address the issue of Japanese nationals kidnapped to the country, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday. “I want to make a breakthrough and resolve the

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan conferred the Order of Culture on eight people including Sadaharu Oh, 85, head of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball team, on Monday as the country marked Culture Day. In a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Monday released the list of 3,963 people recognized for this year’s autumn honors, including game designer Yuji Horii, known for the “Dragon Quest” series. Horii, 71, was chosen as a recipient of the Order of

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will work to revitalize regional communities experiencing population decline by increasing the so-called connected population, or nonresidents who maintain steady interaction with regional areas, internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a recent interview. “There

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force is preparing to dispatch personnel to Akita Prefecture to assist with measures against wild bears, following a series of attacks on people in the northeastern Japan prefecture. In response to a request from Akita,

Cairo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the world’s largest museums and built with Japanese support, fully opened to the public on Saturday near the famous Giza pyramid complex in the suburbs of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Sunday that New Zealand has expressed interest in acquiring the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Mogami-class frigate as part of plans to renew its naval fleet. During their meeting in Kuala Lumpur,

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has expressed serious concern over the Chinese military’s intensifying activities in the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. “The security aspect of Japan-China relations is the most difficult area, and indeed,

Gyeongju, South Korea, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held talks in South Korea on Saturday with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s former vice premier, who attended an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting as a Taiwanese representative. During the talks, Takaichi said

Hiroshima, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)–The 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs opened in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday, bringing together about 190 participants from around 40 countries and regions to mainly discuss the elimination of nuclear weapons.