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Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among major Japanese companies was positive for the second straight quarter in October-December, a government survey showed Thursday. The business sentiment index for companies with capital of 1 billion yen or more as of Nov. 15

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Thursday proposed a draft financial support plan for oyster farmers affected by the mass deaths of farm-raised oysters in the western prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama and Hyogo facing the Seto Inland Sea. Attending a meeting

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet fell 3.9 percentage points from the previous month to 59.9 pct in December, a monthly survey by Jiji Press showed Thursday. The approval rate dipped after logging the second-highest

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese national security adviser Keiichi Ichikawa and his German counterpart, Gunter Sautter, on Wednesday agreed to enhance cooperation between their countries, including on supply chains. Ichikawa apparently explained Tokyo’s stance on Beijing’s coercive actions, including China’s use of

Stockholm, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese scientists Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa received the 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine and Chemistry, respectively, at the award ceremony in Stockholm on Wednesday evening. Sakaguchi, a 74-year-old distinguished honorary professor at the University of

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s labor ministry has decided to enforce on Oct. 1, 2026, a revised law obliging companies to prepare measures against customers’ harassment of their employees through abusive behavior. The decision, made Wednesday, affects the revision of the comprehensive

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. has announced plans to equip a wide range of models, from small cars to luxury vehicles, with the next-generation version of its ProPilot driver-assistance system, which adopts autonomous-driving technology. The system will use cutting-edge

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the ruling coalition are considering limiting tax deductions for “furusato nozei” hometown donations by individuals with annual income of 100 million yen or higher, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Under the furusato

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–The dollar was weaker below 156 yen in Tokyo trading on Thursday morning, following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision overnight to cut interest rates. At noon, the U.S. currency stood at 155.77-77 yen, down from 156.65-65 yen at

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–Over 20 pct of major cities in Japan prohibited voters from taking photographs at polling stations in the House of Councillors election in July, a Jiji Press survey found. Of the 52 polled major cities, 12, or 23