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Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday night departed for Washington to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on her first visit to the United States since taking office in October last year. Ensuring the safety of

Naha, Okinawa Pref., March 18 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese Coast Guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday. According to the Japan Coast Guard’s 11th regional headquarters in Naha, the capital of Okinawa,

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, agreed Wednesday to deepen their countries’ strategic cooperation in various fields, including the economy, national security and digitalization. During their meeting at the prime minister’s office in

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday that the establishment of a ceasefire is a prerequisite for the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces troops to the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transportation waterway that has been effectively blocked

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–An international research team including Japan’s Yamashina Institute for Ornithology said Wednesday that it has discovered a new bird species in the Tokara Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The new bird, named the Tokara Leaf Warbler, or

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan surged by 29 yen from a week earlier to a record high of 190.8 yen per liter as of Monday, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The pace of increase

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Many major Japanese companies fully accepted their unions’ pay hike demands Wednesday, when this year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations reached a climax. Despite an uncertain business environment due partly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff policy and

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–The second round of Japanese investments and loans for U.S. projects under the two countries’ tariff agreement is expected to total about 10 trillion yen, informed sources said Wednesday. With Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito agreed Wednesday to join the National Council for Social Security for suprapartisan talks on a proposed consumption tax reduction and a refundable tax credit system. The

Matsuyama, Ehime Pref., March 18 (Jiji Press)–Local residents living in the lower reaches of the Hiji River in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime lost a damages lawsuit against the central and local governments on Wednesday over emergency dam discharges during a