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Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Sakuya Fujiwara, the first Bank of Japan deputy governor from the private sector, died of hepatocellular carcinoma at his home in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 17. He was 88. After graduating from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Osaka, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–A ceremony to mark the disbanding of a police squad assigned to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka was held at the Osaka prefectural police headquarters Monday. Tsuyoshi Iwashita, head

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday evening for his first visit to the Asian country in six years. During his three-day visit, Trump will hold his first in-person meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese gaming industry is working to improve video game accessibility by developing equipment and systems that allow people with disabilities affecting their hands to play by using other parts of their body, such as their cheeks, feet

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Mobility Show 2025 is set to kick off on Thursday, showcasing new vehicles including concepts and fresh visions for future mobility, as well as so-called neo-classic cars and campers amid increasing attention on them. Staged under

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed above 50,000 for the first time ever on Monday, amid hopes for new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policies. The Nikkei index finished at 50,512.32, up 1,212.67 points, or 2.45 pct,

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Tetsuya Yamagami is expected to plead guilty to murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the first hearing of his trial at Nara District Court on Tuesday, more than three years after the fatal shooting in the

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s services producer prices in September rose 3.0 pct from a year earlier, the 55th consecutive month of growth, the Bank of Japan said Monday. The services producer price index stood at 111.3 against the 2020 base of

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Akita Prefecture is considering asking for the deployment of Self-Defense Forces troops following a spate of bear attacks across the northeastern Japan prefecture, Governor Kenta Suzuki said on Sunday. In a social media post, Suzuki also said he

Nagoya, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that its parent-only global vehicle sales in April-September rose 4.7 pct from a year before to 5,267,216 units, hitting a record high for a fiscal first half. The increase was led by