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2 bodies found in Kunashiri match Kazu I victims' DNA

DNA samples taken from two bodies found last month on the shores of island of Kunashiri in the northern territories match the DNA information of two passengers who went missing after the Kazu I sightseeing boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido in April, sources said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 24, 2022

2022 Upper House Election / LDP leads in opinion poll but election far from over

With campaigning for the House of Councillors election in full swing, the Liberal Democratic Party has a healthy lead, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey, but the main ruling party is refusing to count its chickens before they hatch.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 24, 2022

Kishida mulls summit with ROK, Australia, New Zealand

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering meeting with the leaders of South Korea, Australia and New Zealand on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's summit next week in Madrid, according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 20, 2022

Top court: Fukushima N-accident 'could not have been prevented'

The government would not have been able to prevent the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2011 because the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered a tsunami of a scale "beyond expectations," according to the Supreme Court, which ruled that the state is not liable for…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 18, 2022

Former Tokyo Gov. Ishihara's posthumous autobiography released

Shintaro Ishihara, a writer and former governor of Tokyo who died in February at the age of 89, left behind an autobiography to be published after his and his wife's deaths. The writing contains an undisguised account of his childhood, literature, politics and love affairs. The book is titled "'Watashi'…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 18, 2022

U.S. to establish Pacific cooperation framework

WASHINGTON -- The United States is planning to establish a cooperation framework next week with Japan, Australia and other countries to strengthen ties with Pacific nations, U.S. National Security Council (NSC) Indo-Pacific Affairs Coordinator Kurt Campbell revealed during a virtual conference.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 17, 2022

Up to 11,000 yen discounts to be offered in domestic tourism program

Tourists on packages that include travel on public transport will be able to receive daily discounts worth up to 11,000 yen as part of an expanded discount program aimed at stimulating tourism, the government announced Friday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 17, 2022

Revised Penal Code shifts focus to rehabilitation

The amended Penal Code bill that was passed this month mandates the creation of a "confinement" category, abolishing the categories of imprisonment with labor and imprisonment without labor, aiming to facilitate the official shift of emphasis from "punishment" to "rehabilitation" for inmates.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 17, 2022

Shogi legend Habu extends record with 1,500th win

Shogi master Yoshiharu Habu has reached another milestone with his 1,500th victory as a professional, extending his record for most wins in a career.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 17, 2022

China ships enter Tsugaru Strait

Two Chinese Navy ships were spotted navigating through the Tsugaru Strait toward the Pacific Ocean, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 17, 2022