1+ week, 3+ day ago   (373+ words) Urasoe, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--A majority of residents in Okinawa Prefecture are constantly opposed to the planned relocation of the U.S. Futenma base in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to the Henoko coastal district in Nago, another city in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (176+ words) Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering concluding an economic partnership agreement with Ecuador, officials said Monday. Japan expects an EPA with Ecuador, rich in crude oil and natural gas, to help strengthen supply chains as the war…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (192+ words) Tokyo, July 25 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Princess Akiko of Mikasa will make an unofficial visit to Bhutan from Aug. 7 to 14, the Imperial Household Agency has said. According to the announcement on Friday, the princess will attend a commemorative tea ceremony hosted…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (359+ words) Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling coalition Wednesday decided on the proposed Katsuragawa route in Kyoto for the planned extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line between Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (183+ words) Kyoto, June 29 (Jiji Press)--A train derailed at Kintetsu Railway Co.'s Kyoto Station, western Japan, around 5:15 a.m. on Monday, but none of the 30 passengers were injured. The second and third cars of the four-car train appear to have derailed at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (44+ words) Brussels, June 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, now on an official visit to Belgium, arrived at Laeken Palace in Brussels on Monday, where they were greeted by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the European country. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (377+ words) Amsterdam, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Visiting Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish for peace in a speech on Wednesday at a banquet in Amsterdam hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. Touching on the history of Japan and the Netherlands…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (220+ words) Delft, Netherlands, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito, currently on a state visit to the Netherlands, visited Deltares, a water-related research institute in Delft, southwest of Amsterdam, with Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Wednesday. The Emperor, who studies water issues as…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (45+ words) Amsterdam, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, who are on a state visit to the Netherlands, attended a welcoming ceremony held at Dam Square in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The Emperor and the Empress arrived at the ceremony…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) Osaka, June 12 (Jiji Press)--The Osaka prefectural and city governments, at the first meeting of a statutory council on the so-called Osaka metropolis plan on Friday, agreed to conclude its discussions in early December, looking to a third referendum on…...