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Back to SearchConcerns Spread in Snowy Areas over Wintertime Election
People in snowy regions in Japan are concerned about a snap election for the House of Representatives that is likely to be held on Feb. 8, in the mid…
3 hours ago
TEPCO Reports Error at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Saturday that an alert system did not work during a test operation prior to the restart of the No. 6 …
14 hours ago
BOJ Absent from Global Central Bank Support for Fed's Powell
The Bank of Japan is adopting a wait-and-see approach over the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whi…
17 hours ago
Japan, India to Boost Collaboration in Economic Security, AI
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, have agreed to boost collaboration in the fields of …
19 hours ago
Japan Marks 31st Anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake
Bereaved families and others renewed their commitment to passing on their experiences and lessons from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in western J…
19 hours ago
Annual Unified University Entrance Exams Start in Japan
Japan's annual two-day unified university entrance examinations started on Saturday at 650 venues across the country.
20 hours ago
Japan to Survey Safety Management at Sauna Facilities
Japan's health ministry has asked local governments across the country to survey safety management at sauna facilities following a fatal accident in …
22 hours ago
CDP's Noda Likely to Be PM Candidate of New Centrist Party
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is likely to be the prime minister candidate of the Centrist …
23 hours ago
Japan's Foreign Ministry Advises against Travel to Iran
Japan's Foreign Ministry has raised its travel alert on Iran to the highest level, advising Japanese citizens not to travel to the country for any pu…
23 hours ago
Ex-PM Suga Announces Retirement as Lawmaker
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday announced his decision not to run in the next House of Representatives election.
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