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Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday that he will visit the United States for four days from Wednesday to discuss Japanese investments in and loans to the United States as part of the two countries’ tariff deal.

(Adnkronos) – Rumeysa Ozturk, the Turkish student at Tufts University, will not be expelled from the United States. She won her legal battle after being detained by immigration officers near her home in Massachusetts. Her lawyers announced this, explaining that the immigration

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Gold and silver medals for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics are about 10 pct lighter than those at Tokyo 2020, yet their metal value has climbed nearly fourfold as geopolitical tensions have driven precious metal prices higher. The silver

(Adnkronos) – The new death toll from the heavy snowfall that has hit Japan since January 20 is at least 46. The update was provided by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, as reported by local media. According to the Asahi Shimbun

Uwajima, Ehime Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved relatives, students, teachers and others gathered Tuesday to mark 25 years since an incident in which a Japanese fisheries high school training vessel was struck by a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001, leaving

Uwajima, Ehime Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved relatives, students, teachers and others gathered Tuesday to mark 25 years since an incident in which a Japanese fisheries high school training vessel was struck by a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001, leaving

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Production of fish paste products such as “chikuwa,” fried “kamaboko” and “hanpen” fish cakes has begun to rebound in Japan after decades of declines amid lower demand. Production of fish paste products in the country dropped by more

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, will hold a special session from Feb. 18 through July 17, Hiroshi Kajiyama, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet affairs chief, said Tuesday. Kajiyama unveiled the plan at a meeting with his counterparts from

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high for the second straight day on Tuesday, as buying momentum continued after Sunday’s general election. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry has decided that there is no need to further toughen punishment for the crime of insults or to newly impose penalties for libel conducted via direct messages on social media. On Monday, the ministry held