Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been busy on social media writing about her policies even during the country’s Bon summer holiday period. While working around a host of issues including a territorial dispute with Russia and a

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A University of Tokyo graduate student organizes workshops in which participants recreate in a game the cityscapes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombings, aiming to help people think about what the two cities

Nagasaki, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council has renewed a public exhibition at its office in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki as the group marked the 70th anniversary of its formation in June. While the display features materials

Chiba, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Thursday’s record-breaking rain in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has risen to 11, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said Tuesday. The body of a man in his 60s was newly discovered in the

Canberra, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, reaffirmed close cooperation on Tuesday to ensure Japan’s smooth exports of its upgraded Mogami-class frigates to Australia. The two ministers, meeting in Canberra, the capital of Australia,

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Indian Ambassador to Japan Nagma Mallick has called Japan a “key partner” for India in the South Asian nation’s road to becoming a developed nation. In a written interview with the Jiji Press, Mallick said that the bilateral

Uki, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Local governments in Kumamoto Prefecture are struggling to deliver aid to those sheltering at their own or relatives’ homes after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture last month. While evacuees at designated shelters can

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Last month’s major earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, dealt a heavy blow to farmers of “igusa” rush grass. In Yatsushiro, a Kumamoto city which accounts for about 90 pct of igusa production in the

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent 10-year Japanese government bond issue, a key long-term interest rate, rose to a 30-year high of 2.945 pct temporarily in Tokyo interdealer trading Tuesday. The benchmark yield on the 383rd 10-year JGB

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Another Chinese research vessel was spotted extending a wire-like object into the sea in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa, the Japan Coast Guard has said. A patrol vessel of the

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that he had summoned Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto after Japan protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit last week to a disputed northwestern Pacific island. At a press conference, Lavrov

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–As Japan’s hibakusha atomic bomb survivors rapidly age, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, faces a critical juncture, with plans to decide by next summer whether to dissolve or continue its activities.

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that he had asked Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto to appear at his ministry after Japan protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to a disputed northwestern Pacific island last week.

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that he had asked Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto to appear at his ministry after Japan protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to a disputed northwestern Pacific island last week.

Fukuoka, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Fukuoka prefectural assembly speaker Isao Kurauchi plans to step down amid a high-profile money scandal involving the Liberal Democratic Party group in the assembly of the southwestern Japan prefecture, it was learned Monday. According to several LDP assembly

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese researchers have found that commoners who lived in urban areas of Japan during the Edo and Meiji periods had diets that were richer in minerals than those of people today. The study by a team of researchers

(Adnkronos) – In Yemen, there is a risk of a large-scale conflict, and it is necessary to stop the escalation that has caused a growing number of civilian casualties. This was stated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it has started removing spent nuclear fuel emitting high-level radiation from the pool of the No. 2 reactor at its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to compile a support package by the end of August for areas affected by last month’s powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, it was learned Monday. The measures are

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Rakuten Group Inc. is set to partner with German military drone startup Helsing SE, it was learned Monday. The major Japanese e-commerce and mobile phone operator will act as Helsing’s point of contact in the Japanese market. Specifically,

Akita, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–A project is underway to build one of Japan’s largest artificial intelligence data centers in the northeastern prefecture of Akita, aiming to launch operations as early as 2030. The project is led by S2, a local server management

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–The six passenger service firms of the Japan Railways Group said Monday that a total of about 13.21 million people used Shinkansen bullet trains and limited express services during the Bon summer holiday period from Aug. 7 to

(Adnkronos) – Moscow authorities announced today the conquest by Russian forces of two more settlements located in the eastern part of Ukraine, in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia provinces. In a statement, the Ministry of Defense announced the “liberation” of Andreevskaya, in Donetsk,

(Adnkronos) – “Two explosive drones” launched from Iran targeted the office of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, and the residence of the head of the Kurdistan Region’s security agency in the Pirmam district, Erbil province, in the early hours of today.

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–As the number of people with firsthand experience of World War II declines rapidly in Japan, those born after the war are working to preserve memories of that time by taking over the role of storytellers from survivors.

Uki, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–An expert says the first month is critical to preventing disaster-related deaths, with many people still believed to be taking shelter in Kumamoto Prefecture three weeks after a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Japan prefecture. The

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on Monday offered her condolences for victims of a major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture in July and last week’s downpour in Chiba Prefecture. “I sincerely hope

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent 10-year Japanese government bond issue, a key long-term interest rate, rose to a 30-year high of 2.93 pct temporarily in Tokyo interdealer trading Monday. The rise in the benchmark yield reflected increasing

Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are adjusting their flight schedules for a domestic route for the first time to prevent overlaps, people familiar with the matter said Monday. The move affects flights by the two major Japanese

(Adnkronos) – 12,800 people are unable to return to their homes following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Flores on Saturday morning, causing the death of at least 54 people. This was stated to AFP by Berton Suar