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Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. has said that Joseph DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven Inc., the Japanese retail giant’s North American convenience store unit, is set to retire at the end of this month. Stanley Reynolds, president of 7-Eleven,

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–One week after two customers died in a fire in a private room at a luxury sauna facility in Tokyo’s Akasaka district, police are investigating the facility’s operator for possible professional negligence resulting in death. According to investigative

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–As the pursuit of sustainable economic growth becomes a pressing global challenge, ESG investment, an approach that incorporates nonfinancial elements such as environmental performance, social responsibility and corporate governance into investment decisions, has reached a critical juncture. Momentum

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. plans to promote Kazuya Oyama, 60, president of core subsidiary Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, to president of the parent holding company, it has been learned. Oyama is set to succeed Toru Takakura, 63,

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to provide around 1 trillion yen in aid for domestic artificial intelligence development over five years, it was learned Sunday. A new company planned to be launched next spring with investments from more than

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–Lawmakers of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to visit Taiwan despite the current tensions between Japan and China over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary remarks on a Taiwan contingency. Meanwhile, it seems unlikely that a suprapartisan group

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–A senior official of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday called for discussions on the country’s three nonnuclear principles. Referring to Japan’s reliance on the U.S. nuclear umbrella, Itsunori Onodera, chairman of the LDP’s Research Commission on

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–One week after two customers died in a fire in a private room at a luxury sauna facility in Tokyo’s Akasaka district, police are investigating the facility’s operator for possible professional negligence resulting in death. According to investigative

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–A senior member of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Sunday clarified the party’s stance against the envisioned abolition of the rules limiting the export of defense equipment to five categories, including equipment for rescue

Sao Paulo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Mercosur, the South American trade bloc including Brazil and others, launched a strategic partnership framework on Saturday to strengthen economic and trade relations. In a joint statement, the two sides said that they “will strive