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By Adriana Reinecke Washington, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan is unlikely to face an immediate crisis in terms of fiscal soundness because the average maturity of outstanding Japanese government bonds is relatively long, senior International Monetary Fund official Nada Choueiri has indicated in

Seoul, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are likely to meet in Gyeongju, South Korea, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, set to open on Oct. 31, a senior South Korean

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is seeking to boost its intelligence capabilities by setting up a new national intelligence agency that will supervise related divisions of existing agencies and ministries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference Friday

Japan Department Stores Association Oct. 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 128,991 M. Yen Up 2.5 pct Clothing 33,817 Up 4.5 Personal Articles 22,469 Down 3.8 Sundry Goods 36,007 Up 10.7 Household Goods 5,866 Up 2.3 Foodstuffs 25,032 0.0 Note: Year-on-year changes are on

Japan Department Stores Association Oct. 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 428,803 M. Yen Up 1.4 pct Clothing 110,549 Down 0.4 Personal Articles 72,489 Down 1.3 Sundry Goods 106,516 Up 7.4 Household Goods 15,064 Down 3.4 Foodstuffs 99,034 Up 0.8 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to hold their first talks over the phone on Saturday morning Japan time, people familiar with the matter said Friday. Takaichi aims to build a relationship

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The rate of workers in Japan who graduated from universities in spring 2022 and left their first jobs within three years stood at 33.8 pct, down 1.1 percentage points from the rate for 2021 graduates, the first decline

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The number of elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan who committed suicide in 2024 stood at 529, up by 16 from the preceding year and the highest since data became available in 1980, a government

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer price index rose 2.9 pct from a year earlier in September, as food prices remained elevated and government subsidies for electricity and city gas fees were smaller, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core

Washington, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Asian nations should deepen economic integration by expanding their regional trade agreements to spur growth, Thomas Helbling, deputy director of the International Monetary Fund’s Asia and Pacific Department, said. Helbling, speaking in a recent interview with Jiji Press,