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Back to SearchIncumbent, 2 Challengers Run for Mayor of Okinawa's Nago
The incumbent mayor and two challengers filed their candidacies on Sunday for the Jan. 25 mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, which will fo…
3 hours ago
Body of Strangled Woman Found after Apartment Fire in Aichi Pref.
A burned body has been found after a fire at an apartment in the central Japan city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.
5 hours ago
Motegi Inspects Japan-Backed Subway System in New Delhi
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has inspected the Delhi Metro subway system developed with Japanese cooperation.
8 hours ago
Major Parties Other than JIP to Skip Osaka Double Election
Major Japanese political parties other than the Japan Innovation Party are expected not to participate in the upcoming double election for the govern…
8 hours ago
Both Ruling, Opposition Officials Tout Consumption Tax Cut
Senior officials from Japan's ruling and opposition camps both expressed willingness to cut the consumption tax, in a television debate on Sunday ahe…
10 hours ago
Concerns 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…
12 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 …
1 day 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…
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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 …
1 day, 4 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…
1 day, 4 hours ago