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Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will consider a new minimum wage target in detail toward next summer, when it will release a new growth strategy. She made the remark at the Budget Committee

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Over 70 pct of workers in their 20s and 30s want to attend year-end parties with colleagues, a private-sector survey has shown. Those positive about such parties accounted for 73.6 pct of respondents in their 20s and 74.7

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only giant pandas in Japan, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo in

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Following are this year’s top 10 news stories in Japan and abroad selected by Jiji Press, with the appointment of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s first female prime minister and the launch of a new ruling coalition of her

Hiroshima, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The remains of a victim of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, have been identified using the first DNA testing of preserved hair, the city government said Monday. The victim was identified as Hatsue Kajiyama,

Kusatsu, Shiga Pref., Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The city of Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga, often confused for the famous “onsen” hot spring town in eastern Japan sharing the same name, is using the mix-up as a public relations opportunity.

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only giant pandas Japan has, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo in

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the third straight quarter, apparently because the impacts from the high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration proved to be limited, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey

Beijing, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Japanese Self Defense Force’s Joint Staff who currently serves as a political adviser to the executive branch of Taiwan’s government. The sanctions,

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the third straight quarter, apparently because the impacts from the high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration proved to be limited, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey