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Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Gold retail prices in Japan surpassed 20,000 yen per gram for the first time on Monday, doubling in about two years since exceeding 10,000 yen in late August 2023. Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., a major precious metals seller

Jakarta, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–A pirate flag from popular Japanese manga series “One Piece” has been used as a symbol of resistance by young people in many parts of Asia. One Piece’s Jolly Roger flag, including a yellow hat with a red

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it has completed the fourth release of treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in fiscal 2025. In the latest round, which began on Sept. 11,

Chiba, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank said Monday that the two regional lenders based in Chiba Prefecture have reached a basic agreement on their business integration as early as April 2027. They plan to establish a holding company

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Toshimitsu Motegi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election, is eager to expand its ruling coalition as his party discusses a proposed fiscal 2025 supplementary budget with other forces. Motegi, former LDP secretary-general, said he has

New Delhi, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese woman is working tirelessly to promote sake in India, carefully selecting brands and selling them to local vendors and restaurants with the aim of spreading their appeal. Maaya Takaoka, 37, from the town of Oyamazaki

Osaka, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The cumulative number of visitors to the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka has reached some 22.2 million to top the total attendance at the 2005 Expo in Aichi Prefecture, preliminary data showed Monday.

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Sony Financial Group Inc. debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section Monday, fetching the first quotation of 205 yen apiece, above the reference price of 150 yen. After rising to as high as 210 yen, the

Seattle, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit his 55th homer of the season in the National League team’s final game of the 2025 regular season on Sunday, rewriting his own single-season home run record and

Kagoshima, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese survey ship was spotted within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the island of Amami Oshima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on Sunday, according to the Japan Coast Guard. The JCG’s 10th Regional Coast Guard