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Yasutomo Suzuki, newly elected governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, expressed his willingness Monday to resolve issues associated with the construction of a Chuo shinkansen line section in the central Japan prefecture.

Chinese coast guard ships have been seen for 158 consecutive days in the contiguous zone near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, marking a record streak, a Japanese official said Monday.

The University of Tokyo has begun considering increasing its tuition fees, a move that students have opposed as a threat to the freedom to learn and is being closely watched for possible effects on other national universities.

Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on Monday adopted a joint declaration vowing a future-oriented cooperation between the three nations in the economic field, personnel exchanges and other areas.

A ceremony was held Monday to mark the completion of the framework of Shuri Castle's main hall in restoration work for the fire-destroyed castle in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan.

The number of patients of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal infection caused by the bacteria behind strep throat, is rising at a record pace in Japan.