4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (61+ words) JIJI PRESS FOCUS: Tokyo Museum Preserves Memories of Students Killed in War Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--In 1944, as World War II entered its final stages, Itaru Maruo was a promising student at an elite university, dreaming of a career in…...

6+ day, 33+ min ago   (47+ words) jen.jiji.com Japan Urges China to Withdraw Antidumping Measures Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has called on China to withdraw its antidumping measures imposed on imports of a Japanese semiconductor material, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (73+ words) JIJI PRESS Osaka Court Orders TEPCO to Pay 90 M. Yen for Nuclear Evacuations Osaka, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Osaka District Court on Wednesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to pay about 90 million yen in total damages to some plaintiffs in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (49+ words) Asuka-Fujiwara Ancient Capitals Added to World Heritage List Strong Quake Jolts Kumamoto amid 2016 Disaster Reconstruction (Updating) FIFA World Cup 2026 Best Moments Samurai Blue in 2026 World Cup in U.S., Canada, Mexico Japanese Athletes Win Record 24 Medals at 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Hot…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (57+ words) JIJI PRESS China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope The death toll from devastating Himalayan glacial floods crossed the grim 1,000 mark on Tuesday, as Chinese and Nepali teams searched for survivors including dozens feared trapped in hydropower…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (45+ words) jen.jiji.com Japan's Takaichi Vows to Strengthen Defense Capabilities Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her determination on Wednesday to strengthen the country's defense capabilities amid the severe security environment, including China's military buildup....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (64+ words) JIJI PRESS Japan, 4 Central, Eastern European Nations Affirm AI Cooperation Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The foreign ministers from Japan and four Central and Eastern European nations forming the Visegrad Four, or V4, framework agreed Tuesday to boost cooperation between research institutions…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (60+ words) JIJI PRESS Toyohiro Akiyama, 1st Japanese to Travel to Space, Dies at 84 Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Toyohiro Akiyama, who became the first Japanese citizen to travel to space in 1990, died Wednesday at his home in the central Japan town of Odai,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (55+ words) JIJI PRESS Japan Foreign Ministry Sets Up Cyber Security Policy Division Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday established the Cyber Security Policy Division within its Foreign Policy Bureau in response to the growing risk of cyberattacks driven…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (65+ words) JIJI PRESS (Update) Japan Govt Asks Eastern City to Accept N-Waste Site Survey Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Pref., Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The industry ministry on Monday asked the city of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, to accept a literature survey for…...