HEADLINES Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)–Voting began on Sunday morning for an election for Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament,...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Beijing, July 19 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. in his 60s, who was sentenced to three years and six...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)–The number of people who cast their ballots by Friday under the early voting system for Sunday’s House...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Osaka, July 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday that he plans to visit Washington at the beginning of...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese wrestler Hitomi Obara, who won the women’s 48-kilogram wrestling gold in the 2012 London Olympics, died...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)–Voting is underway on Sunday in an election for Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament,...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)–Senior officials from Japan’s ruling and opposition parties discussed whether the country should introduce a selective dual surname...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Beijing, July 13 (Jiji Press)–China on Sunday defended its military aircraft’s unusually close approach to Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over the...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Sydney, July 13 (Jiji Press)–The Talisman Sabre large-scale military exercise, led by the United States and Australia, started Sunday in locations including...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho plans to resign as chairman of a parliamentary committee to take responsibility...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorJuly 20, 2025