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Shirakawa, Fukushima Pref., March 22 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has taken the lead in launching a training program aimed at nurturing about 100 foreign workers annually under Japan’s specified skilled worker program amid severe labor shortages in railway

Paris, March 21 (Jiji Press)–Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers Saturday issued a statement urging Iran to immediately stop its attacks on neighboring countries that threaten the security of the Middle East and the world. “We call for the

Tokyo, March 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan may send Self-Defense Forces troops for a minesweeping mission in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route, after a ceasefire is established, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Sunday. “A dispatch of SDF troops is

Tokyo, March 22 (Jiji Press)–One of the two Japanese nationals detained in Iran was released on Wednesday, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said in a television program Sunday. The individual arrived in Japan on Sunday morning and is in good health, according

Tokyo, March 22 (Jiji Press)–A growing number of Japanese companies are stepping up efforts to help employees diagnosed with cancer balance treatment with their work responsibilities. Cancer is expected to affect one in every two people in Japan. Cancers that primarily affect

Washington, March 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was able to avoid the worst-case scenario of exposing a rift with U.S. President Donald Trump in a summit during her first visit to the United States since taking office last year. But

Tokyo, March 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, approved its policy agenda for 2026 at its first party convention since becoming the LDP’s new coalition partner last year. After suffering a sluggish

Tsu, Mie Pref., March 21 (Jiji Press)–Local police searched a transport company based in the western prefecture of Hiroshima on Saturday, a day after a truck driver of the firm was arrested over an accident that left six people dead in a

Tokyo, March 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi returned home Saturday, following her first visit to the United States since taking office in October last year. The prime minister arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in the afternoon aboard a Japanese government

Washington, March 20 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called on Japan and other countries to help secure the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively blocked by Iran amid escalating regional tensions. European countries, South