Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government supplied antiviral drug Avigan from its stockpiles to Britain on Friday in response to a hantavirus outbreak, health minister Kenichiro Ueno said ...

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Eyeing First Quarterfinal On May 15, the Japan Football Association announced the 26 members of the Japanese men’s national soccer team who will compete at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States ...

Monday it is considering investing in Rakuten Bank, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. Mizuho Financial, one of ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her administration is considering compiling a supplementary budget for ...

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., May 18 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Monday that the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan was restarted at 4 p.m. the same day ...

Japan’s government Monday presented a draft plan to create industry clusters in 10 regions, spotlighting semiconductors and green transformation, or transition to clean energy, to lure large-scale ...

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese voice actor Wakana Yamazaki, who voiced Ran Mori, a major character in the popular animated series "Detective Conan," died of illness on April 18. She was 61.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday emphasized the importance of close coordination with the United ...

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Kobe, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Kaori Sakamoto contently recalled the days of being a top figure skater at her retirement press ...