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Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed with Nippon Steel Corp. to raise steel procurement prices by about ...

Sapporo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--A Hokkaido University graduate student in his 20s died after being exposed to hydrofluoric ...

News; 2,500 People Still Evacuated 1 Month after Kumamoto Quake; 2,500 People Still Evacuated 1 Month after Kumamoto Quake.

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese actor Keiko Kishi, known for her role in the hit film "Kimi no Na wa" (What's Your Name?), died of old age on Aug. 7. She was 93. Born in Yokohama, south of Tokyo ...

日本前卫艺术家、文化勋章获得者草间弥生14日在东京都内一家医院因多器官衰竭去世，享年97岁。她以反复、增殖的波点、网纹等图案创作的绘画，以及极具辨识度的“南瓜”雕塑闻名于世，是日本最具国际影响力的艺术家之一。

2025年日本的山岳遇险事件同比增加176起，遇险人数同比增加266人。死亡和失踪332人（同比增加32人），受伤1480人（同比增加90人）。遇险者中，约半数平安获救，约四成受伤获救，近一成死亡或失踪。

本田汽车25日宣布，为扩大混合动力汽车（HV）产品阵容，正在考虑在美国新建工厂，并计划力争于2030年前后投入运营。新工厂将考虑生产在美国市场人气较高的SUV等大型混合动力车型。目前，投资规模和候选选址等具体信息尚未公布。