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Russia has authorized investments by Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. in the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas energy project, a step toward resource-poor Japan procuring stable supplies of liquefied natural gas. Mitsui said Wednesday that the Russian government has approved a plan for the trading house to…

Police in Aichi Prefecture arrested a 42-year-old man on Saturday in connection with the murders of his wife and their two children following the discovery of their bodies earlier this week. Daisuke Tanaka, who had been missing since the bodies were found, turned himself in at a police station on Saturday morning,…

China on Monday urged Japan to stay true to its commitment to building a world without nuclear weapons, as it expressed doubt about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's pledge to do so on the 77th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Beijing claimed that despite its pledge, the only country in the world to have suffered…

Blooming rakkyo shallot flowers create a purple haze across farmland near sand dunes in the western Japan city of Tottori on Nov. 14, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Biden, Xi to agree on steps to calm fraught U.S.-China relationship SAN…

People rally to protest against the Japanese government's decision to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea, in Tokyo, capital of Japan, April 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)By making the controversial decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, the Japanese government and TEPCO have…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday.Kishida, just returned from a week-long vacation, was due to return to work on Monday with an overseas trip scheduled for later in the week.For the latest headlines, follow our Google…

It was the beginning and end of a long journey as Otago Polytechnic welcomed back students from Japan’s International College of Technology yesterday. The 10 students were welcomed with a mihi on to the Dunedin campus, where they will study until next February while living with local host families. Programme co-ordinator Nathan Dunbar, an…

Creating a fun safe-haven for children with disabilities hoping to see wildlife is a global effort that has lasted over a quarter century. And it is spreading widely among Japanese zoos, albeit normally as a one-day event, as they are embracing the twilight by opening their gates at night or reserving entire days exclusively…

Wealthy travelers from abroad are willing to pay big bucks for cultural experiences in Japan, and the tourism industry is shifting to accommodate them. In the July-September period this year, foreign sightseers spent more money in Japan than they had during those same months before the COVID-19 pandemic, to…

The Japanese government plans to roll out a new type of COVID-19 vaccine considered effective for the Omicron variant as early as October, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The so-called bivalent vaccine combines ingredients used for existing COVID-19 shots and those derived from the BA.1 subtype of the Omicron…