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Support for the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and other parties out of power is growing steadily against that of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ahead of the general election on Oct. 27, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. Although 22.6 percent of respondents said they plan to vote for the […]
Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows 40,000 autumn kochia forming a red carpet at the 215-hectare Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- G7 defense chiefs oppose status quo change in East, […]
New Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin agreed Saturday to further enhance the deterrence and response capabilities of the bilateral alliance, Japan’s government said, amid security challenges posed by China and North Korea. During their first face-to-face talks since Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office on Oct. 1, held […]
Economic growth in fast-graying Japan has been “surprisingly” strong if measured per working-age adult, despite a much poorer showing in terms of growth per capita, according to a recent study. Three economists, including Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde from the University of Pennsylvania, analyzed the gross domestic product of advanced economies per working-age adult aged 15 to 64, […]
For the first time earlier this year, a renowned Japanese shochu distillery shipped four of its products to India — a destination previously never on the company’s itinerary due in part to that country’s strict religious beliefs. Boasting the world’s largest population with over 1.4 billion people, the South Asian country is gradually garnering attention […]
Wooden “speedboats” rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news […]
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave during the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2024. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Campaigning kicks off in Japan for Oct. 27 general election TOKYO – […]
Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito, visits the Japan Games sports festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Kyodo) The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Nobel committee’s aim to make anti-nuclear movement global: Hidankyo TOKYO – The Nobel committee likely gave the […]