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Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese group remains resolved to seek state relief for civilians who sustained injuries and other damage from U.S. air raids during World War II, although it failed to attain the goal in the milestone year of 2025.

Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s rice policy is at a crossroads as prices of the country’s staple food stay around record highs, squeezing households. “We’ll change course and boost production,” then Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in August 2025, declaring a change

New York, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–U.S. investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to keep its shares in five major Japanese trading houses over the long term, even after the exit of CEO Warren Buffett on Wednesday. The five are Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese convenience store chain Lawson Inc. plans to launch as early as 2026 a delivery service for over-the-counter drugs at its stores with no pharmacists or registered sellers present, President Sadanobu Takemasu has said. The service, which allows

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is merging and abolishing councils that its predecessors set up within the Cabinet Secretariat and the Cabinet Office one after another. The councils, established to implement key policies under the leadership of

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–A multiple collision accident involving 67 vehicles has happened on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, leaving two people dead and 26 injured. Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, the accident occurred near the expressway’s Minakami

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–A survey by a nonprofit organization has shown that 76 pct of needy young people in Japan saw an increase in their monthly food expenditure compared with last year amid the ongoing inflation. DxP, the organization based in

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese lawmaker Muneo Suzuki has said that he conveyed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stance on Japan-Russia relations to Moscow during his trip to Russia. At a press conference in Moscow on Friday, Suzuki, a member of the House

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)–A truck accident on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, has led to multiple collisions involving more than 50 vehicles, leaving one dead and 26 injured. Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, police received an emergency

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry said Friday that it has decided to suspend Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. from bidding on its projects for two and a half months until March 11, citing data falsifications. According to the ministry, Kawasaki Heavy