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Games bid-rigging role voluntarily reported to JFTC

Bid-rigging regarding Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test events has been voluntarily reported to the Japan Fair Trade Commission, according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 22, 2022

Time running out to pass 2nd extra budget

Following the latest resignation from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet, it has become almost impossible for the government to pass a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2022 before the end of this month as originally planned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 22, 2022

Samurai Blue begin final prepping for opening match

DOHA -- The Japan national team practiced behind closed doors on Monday as it begins final preparations for its opening World Cup Group E match against four-time champion Germany on Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 22, 2022

Ukrainian youths visit Hiroshima, wish for peace

HIROSHIMA -- Seven Ukrainian children, who have been displaced to Aichi and Gifu prefectures due to Russia's invasion of their country, visited Hiroshima Prefecture as part of a peace program.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 21, 2022

Renewable energy goal for auto industry to be set at 60%

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry is aiming to have the auto industry use renewable-sourced electricity for about 60% of its energy consumption by fiscal 2030. The target is based on the revised Law on Rational Use of Energy, which will come into effect next April. The ministry plans to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 21, 2022

Prince Takamodo's personality evoked by netsuke collection

Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, said she hopes the prince's personality will be felt through his collection of netsuke fasteners that is being exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward, Tokyo, through Dec. 25. Princess Hisako, 69, spoke to The Yomiuri Shimbun ahead of the 20th…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 20, 2022

Ukrainian kids missing after going to Russia camps

WARSAW -- Thousands of Ukrainian children are feared to have been forcibly taken to Russia and gone missing, as there have been a number of cases reported in which children have not returned to their homes after taking part in Russia-organized camps and rehabilitation programs.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 20, 2022

Joint exercise held amid Taiwan tension

Japan and the United States have wrapped up their largest joint military exercise, Keen Sword, amid an unprecedented sense of urgency, as the possibility of a real Taiwan crisis has come to the fore. The drills, conducted in the Nansei Islands, stretched from the southern tip of Kyushu to Okinawa…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 20, 2022

Italian commits suicide in immigration facility

An Italian man in his 50s committed suicide in the Tokyo immigration facility where he was being detained, the Immigration Services Agency has announced.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 20, 2022

Ukraine crisis eclipses Myanmar in world's capacity for attention

One year has passed since Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) declared a "defensive war" in its armed struggle against the military junta that had staged a coup. The NUG is a government in exile formed by those who are against the military junta. The two sides remain in a state…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 19, 2022