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Tokyo, Dec 28 (UNI)- Former Japanese senior vice justice minister Mito Kakizawa was arrested Thursday over alleged vote-buying in a Tokyo ward mayoral election, prosecutors said.The 52-year-old lawmaker, who belonged to the ruling Liberal…

Tokyo, Dec 8 (UNI)- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he had decided to step down as leader of the Kochikai faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over a scandal involving years of concealing income and expenditure…

Tokyo, Dec 7 (UNI)- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as chief of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) amid a growing slush funds scandal, local media reported on Thursday.Kishida, also president of…

Tokyo, Nov 20 (UNI) Two were injured after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck Aomori prefecture in Japan on Monday, local authorities reported. ( earthquake )According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the…

Tokyo, Nov 5 (UNI) Two people were found dead after a residential fire broke out on Sunday in Japan's eastern prefecture of Kanagawa, just south of Tokyo, while three people sustained injuries. (south of Tokyo)The fire started before 6…

Japan PM Fumio Kishida | Japan's PM to join Summit for Democracy 2023 online: Foreign Ministry

Kolkata, Feb 13, (UNI) - India’s seafood exports are likely to reach an all-time high of US$ 8 billion in FY 2022-23, despite three years of a sluggish global market caused by the pandemic, logistical hurdles and strict inspections of…

Japan bans exports of vaccines, medicines to Russia - Economy Ministry

Tokyo, Jan 27 (UNI) - Tokyo News | Tokyo on Friday froze the assets of 22 Russian individuals and 3 companies against the background of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, according to a statement on the Japanese Foreign…

Tokyo, Jan 26 (UNI) - Japan News | The number of crew members killed when a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship Jin Tian sank off the Japanese coast in the East China Sea, has increased to eight, with six Chinese nationals among them, Lyu Guijun,…