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Naha, Okinawa Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press) — Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japan’s territ...
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Nikkei Hits Another High after Ldp’s Landslide Election Victory
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U.S., Japan, Europe to Develop Critical Minerals Supply Action Plan
Washington, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)—The United States said Wednesday that it will work with Japan and...
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February 5, 2026
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90-Year-Old Mother of Abductee Laments Lack of Progress
Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)—The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national ab...
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Tokyo Police Arrest Head of Resignation Assistance Firm
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Japan, South Korea Defense Chiefs Agree on Mutual Visits
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa (Jiji Press) — Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean...
January 31, 2026
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Japan Sees Record 42.43 Million Foreign Entrants in 2025
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January 31, 2026
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Japan Government Data Confirms No Forex Intervention in January
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Finance Ministry data confirmed Friday that there had been no forei...
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Japanese Actress Ryoko Yonekura Not Indicted over Drug Case
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors have stopped short of indicting Japanese actress Ryoko Yo...
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Foreign Workers in Japan Hit Record 2.57 Million.
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January 30, 2026
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Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—North Korea launched what were possibly two ballistic missiles on Tue...
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“Shunto” Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan
Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)—The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade U...
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