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Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–The gap in physical strength tends to be wider between people who belong to sports clubs at school or in community and those who do not, the Japan Sports Agency’s fiscal 2025 survey has found. This tendency was

Aomori, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched on Sunday table tennis matches at the Japan Games multisport festival in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori. The Imperial couple watched matches for boys and girls, held at a gymnasium in

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Massive driver’s license data breaches that recently hit the Times Car vehicle-sharing service in Japan due to a cyberattack have made many people in the country scramble to seek reissuance of their licenses. The move apparently reflects concerns

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–With an increasing number of firms in Japan falling prey to unauthorized access to their computer systems, major electronics makers are receiving a flurry of inquiries about their cyber defense services. Demand is expected to continue expanding as

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Sunday voiced serious concern over U.S. sanctions on The Hague, the Netherlands-based International Criminal Court. Appearing in a television program of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, the top government spokesman said

Jakarta, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–An event featuring “itasha,” or cars decorated with images of manga and anime characters, was held in a suburb of Jakarta on Saturday. The itasha culture originated in Japan and is now increasingly popular in Indonesia, which has

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–With key budget committee meetings at the Diet, Japan’s parliament, set to kick off soon, the fate of embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana will likely be the biggest focus. The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–The newspaper subscription rate in Japan fell below 50 pct for the first time ever, a survey has found. According to the fiscal 2026 survey by the Japan Press Research Institute, the proportion of respondents who have monthly

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–A media association survey has found that the proportion of people in Japan who think the United States is the biggest threat to world peace came to 26.8 pct, the second highest after China, cited by 32.5 pct.

Seoul, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–A Japan-South Korea culture exchange festival was held in Seoul on Saturday, with this year’s event featuring a tuna-cutting show performed by the Japanese side. The performance, using a tuna landed in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, was held