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Memorial services for victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake were held in affected areas Friday, commemorating the 11th year since the disaster.

Colorful striped candy balls known as temari-ame and slices of candy with the same image on them, such as a windmill or a beckoning cat, called kintaro-ame -- these traditional Japanese candies are real but they can't be eaten. Instead, they are coated with transparent resin and sold as accessories.

In the predawn hours of March 10, 1945, the United States indiscriminately bombed Japan's capital using B-29s, killing 100,000 people in what became known as the Great Tokyo Air Raid.

Respondents in a recent Yomiuri survey gave Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his predecessor Yoshihide Suga a score of about five out of ten for their COVID-19 pandemic response, while Shinzo Abe, who led the party before Suga, was given a score of less than four out of ten.

The government is preparing to raise the daily upper limit on the number of people entering Japan to 10,000 from April, sources said.

Suspicion has surfaced that executives of a major securities firm distorted the fairness of stock trading. Prosecutors should thoroughly clarify the whole picture of the incident.

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi met with Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky on Wednesday to inform the diplomat that Japan on Tuesday had sent bulletproof vests and other Self-Defense Forces equipment to the European nation.

KUMAMOTO -- A 12-year-old boy who traveled from Ukraine to Kumamoto City just before the Russian invasion worries every day about the safety of his mother, who remains in the war-torn country.

Friday marks 11 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, which left more than 22,000 people dead or missing. Let us pray together for the repose of the souls of the victims and renew our determination to pass on to future generations the lessons learned from the disaster.

Even while declaring respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity as its major diplomatic principles, China has not yet voiced opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. How long will China continue to respond to the issue in such a contradictory manner?

It is appalling that there are still rampant irregularities in the quality inspection of automobiles. Actions that betray the trust of customers must never be repeated.