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Color in the North: Hokkaid's Seasonal Flora in Photos
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (259+ words) Fresh, vibrant green comes to life in June. (Mizukoshi Takeshi) Other vegetation, including komakusa, a perennial related to the bleeding heart called "the queen of alpine plants," is found from Honsh's Northern Alps to Daisetsuzan and Shiretoko in Hokkaid. A…...
Japan's Military Spending Reaches Over "9 Trillion in 2025
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (162+ words) nippon. com The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute recently announced the results of its survey on global military spending in 2025. Japan remained in tenth position, although its spending increased by 9. 7% to $62. 2 billion (in yen terms, it was a 13. 2% rise to…...
Man Put on Nationwide Wanted List over Hyogo Murder Case
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (155+ words) nippon. com - Man Put on Nationwide Wanted List over Hyogo Murder Case Kobe, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Police on Sunday obtained an arrest warrant for a 42-year-old man on suspicion of murdering one of the two victims in a suspected murder…...
Japanese Listed Firms Log Record Net Profits in FY 2025
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (194+ words) Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Combined net profits at Japanese listed companies in fiscal 2025 rose 9. 0 pct from the previous year to a record 54, 713. 2 billion yen, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. The figure for the year ended in March hit a…...
LDP, JIP, DPFP Seek Emergency Clause in Constitution
16+ hour, 36+ min ago (176+ words) Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, and the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Sunday expressed their support for the proposed creation of an emergency clause to extend lawmakers…...
U. S. Informs Japan of Tomahawk Missile Delivery Delays: FT
19+ hour, 49+ min ago (170+ words) Washington, May 23 (Jiji Press)--U. S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during a telephone conversation early this month that there would be delays in the delivery of the US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Japanese side, the…...
Japan's Tao Okamoto Wins Best Actress Award at Cannes
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (161+ words) Cannes, France, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Tao Okamoto and France's Virginie Efira won the best actress award in the competition category at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for their roles in the film "All of a Sudden" directed by…...
Nagasaki Univ. -Led Team Finds Crab Walk Dates Back 200 M. Yrs
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (136+ words) Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Crabs walking sideways originated from an ancestor that roamed the Earth some 200 million years ago, according to a team led by Yuki Kawabata, an associate professor of Nagasaki University's Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology....
Japan, China Trade Ministers Chat Briefly at APEC
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (503+ words) Suzhou, China, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday that he had a brief conversation with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in China. Speaking at a press…...
Hidankyo Regrets as Nuke Nonproliferation Talks Fail
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (185+ words) Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--A senior official of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, on Saturday voiced his disappointment as an international nuclear nonproliferation conference broke down again. It was "simply regrettable" that the 2026 Review…...