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Urasoe, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–A majority of residents in Okinawa Prefecture are constantly opposed to the planned relocation of the U.S. Futenma base in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to the Henoko coastal district in Nago, another city in the

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo DisneySea, one of the most popular theme parks in Japan, on Friday celebrated the 25th anniversary of its opening. The only ocean-themed Disney park in the world, located in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture,

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Council for Cultural Affairs, which advises Japan’s culture minister, on Thursday selected Hikone Castle, located in the western prefecture of Shiga, as the country’s fiscal 2026 candidate for registration as a UNESCO World Heritage site. A nomination

New York/London, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)–The dollar tumbled to around 155.50 yen in New York foreign exchange trading Thursday morning, hitting its lowest level since Aug. 3. Yen buying for dollars grew on the back of speculation that the Bank of Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated Thursday that there has been no request from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for a change in the economic policy of the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Bessent “did not

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the devastating landslide and flood on August 26 in Nepal has risen to 1,259. The number of missing has drastically increased in the last 24 hours, from 4,216 to 5,083. This was reported by the emergency

(Adnkronos) – Morocco has opened an investigation into the arrival of thousands of migrants in Ceuta on the night of July 30-31 and has communicated this to the Spanish authorities. This was reported by sources from the Rabat government, as written by

(Adnkronos) – A man was arrested today at Gare du Midi railway station in Brussels, as he was getting off a train and was in possession of a Kalashnikov-type weapon which he was carrying in a bag. According to what Afp learned

Kumamoto, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at a Nippon Paper Industries Co. plant heavily damaged in a massive earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto in late July. According to the Kumamoto prefectural police department, no

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that tax breaks for the four Russian-held islands that Japan calls the Northern Territories have been successful, underscoring Moscow’s intent to develop the islands as Russian territory. Putin made this remark in