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    TOKYO (Jiji Press) —Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi canceled her appearance in a television debate ...

    February 1, 2026

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    YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa (Jiji Press) — Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean...

    January 31, 2026

    #Kanagawa
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    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreigners entering Japan rose 15.4% from the previous year to...

    January 31, 2026

  • Japan Government Data Confirms No Forex Intervention in January

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Finance Ministry data confirmed Friday that there had been no forei...

    January 31, 2026

  • Japanese Actress Ryoko Yonekura Not Indicted over Drug Case

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors have stopped short of indicting Japanese actress Ryoko Yo...

    January 31, 2026

  • Foreign Workers in Japan Hit Record 2.57 Million.

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of October 2025 jumped ...

    January 30, 2026

    #Foreign Labor
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    Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—North Korea launched what were possibly two ballistic missiles on Tue...

    January 27, 2026

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    Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade U...

    January 27, 2026

  • Prudential Life Expected to Face Inspection over Fraud

    Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to inspect Prudential Life In...

    January 27, 2026

  • Tokyo Police Arrest Head of Major Sex Worker Scouting Group

    Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police have arrested the 40-year-old leader of Natural, one of ...

    January 27, 2026

  • Okinawa Teacher Died in U.S. Military Chopper Wind Accident

    Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—A Japanese teacher has died after being struck by wind ...

    January 27, 2026

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    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Monday approved Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc...

    January 26, 2026

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    Nagoya (Jiji Press) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on Monday began an on-site inspectio...

    January 26, 2026

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    Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly tumbled more than ...

    January 26, 2026

  • Japan Prime Minister Takaichi Says to Aim for Zero Consumption Tax on Food Within Fy26

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Sunday that she will aim for realizing a ...

    January 25, 2026

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