Japan Department Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 145,685 M. Yen Up 2.0 pct Clothing 41,406 Up 1.0 Personal Articles 26,249 Down 4.7 Sundry Goods 37,354 Up 9.0 Household Goods 5,430 Down 1.1 Foodstuffs 29,164 Up 4.1 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 491,589 M. Yen Up 2.3 pct Clothing 138,913 Down 1.2 Personal Articles 88,364 Up 0.4 Sundry Goods 109,682 Up 8.9 Household Goods 15,101 Down 3.5 Foodstuffs 113,843 Up 3.2 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Bangkok, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Fifteen Japanese nationals have been detained in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, on suspicion of special fraud, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The move comes as the Cambodian government plans to eliminate special fraud operations

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Comedian Akira Kawashima was named the most desirable male boss among upcoming new graduates in Japan, a survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. showed Wednesday. In the survey, many students who will graduate from school and start

Japan Chain Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,076,139 M. Yen Up 2.7 pct Foodstuffs 752,709 Up 1.6 Clothing 49,655 Down 1.4 Sundries 97,581 Up 5.5 Furniture and Interior Goods 53,030 Down 0.3 Home Electric Appliances 3,025 Up 9.6 Note: Year-on-year

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday defended her distribution of a gift catalog to all House of Representatives lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who won Lower House seats in the Feb. 8 general election. The

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–A Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. employee shared confidential documents on a nuclear power plant within the company improperly, according to a Nuclear Regulation Authority report. This adds to a series of problems with TEPCO’s handling of

Futtsu, Chiba Pref., Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Lawson Inc. opened a store designed to help residents at times of disasters in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday, the Japanese convenient store chain’s first such outlet. In collaboration with KDDI Corp., a wireless

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–A panel of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday finalized a proposal to scrap the country’s existing rules limiting the scope of finished defense equipment that can be exported. The proposal, approved at the day’s meeting of

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court upheld a high court decision to grant a retrial for a deceased man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 robbery-murder case in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Hiromu Sakahara died of illness in

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tsumura & Co., a Japanese maker of herbal medicines, said Wednesday that it will acquire Yomeishu Seizo Co.’s mainline operations, including its Yakuyo Yomeishu medical liqueur brand, for 6.8 billion yen. Through the acquisition, Tsumura aims to expand

New Delhi, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force and the Indian army have begun their annual joint antiterrorism exercises. This year’s Dharma Guardian drills, the seventh of its kind, kicked off Tuesday and is conducted in the northern Indian state of

Paris, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies on Tuesday expressed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine in protecting “its territorial integrity and right to exist, and its freedom, sovereignty and independence.” “We acknowledge that only Ukraine and Russia,

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Of job seekers in Japan, 41.8 pct have used generative artificial intelligence in their activities, according to a private-sector survey. The survey, carried out by Tokyo-based job advertisement company AiDEM Corp. between last December and January this year,

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly climbed more than 700 points to hit a new all-time intraday high Wednesday morning, following overnight rises in key U.S. stock indexes. At 9:25 a.m., the Nikkei index of 225 selected

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said the government is considering deploying an air defense missile unit on Yonaguni Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa in fiscal 2030. At a press conference Tuesday, Koizumi also said, “There

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Top Japanese business leader Yoshinobu Tsutsui has expressed concern over new tariffs introduced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. At a press conference Tuesday, the chairman of the Japan Business Federation, the nation’s biggest business lobby

(Adnkronos) – Congressional Democrats are preparing for demonstrations of protest and defiance against Donald Trump during the State of the Union address that the president will deliver this evening. A group of Democrats will completely boycott the traditional joint session of Congress,

(Adnkronos) – The tragedy of ambassador to The Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio’s killing on 22 February 2021 will never be forgotten, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a ceremony at the foreign ministry on Tuesday.   “The deaths of Ambassador

(Adnkronos) – Medium-range surface-to-air missiles on an island ‘near’ Taiwan by March 2031. This is the goal announced by Japan. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced that the Land of the Rising Sun intends to proceed with the deployment on Yonaguni Island, in

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi admitted Tuesday that she distributed congratulatory gift catalogs to all lawmakers of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. In a post on X, formerly Twitter,

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to call for allowing the export of lethal arms in principle by scrapping current rules limiting the scope of defense equipment transfers, a draft proposal showed Tuesday. Describing the change as

(Adnkronos) – At least 14 people have died and over 440 have been displaced in southeastern Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais, due to what have been described as the heaviest rains ever recorded in February in the country. As reported

(Adnkronos) – The Revolutionary Guard forces are conducting large-scale exercises in southern Iran. This was reported by Tehran’s state TV, as the United States intensifies pressure on the Islamic Republic ahead of the new round of negotiations set for Thursday in Geneva. 

(Adnkronos) – He approached the police officers and blew himself up. This is what reportedly happened last night in Moscow, where – according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee – one policeman died and two other officers were

(Adnkronos) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, had to leave his official residence in Canberra, The Lodge, for a few hours due to a “security incident”. The ABC reported this, specifying that the Prime Minister was transferred to another location for several

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s team for the Milan-Cortina Olympics returned home on Tuesday after enjoying a record Winter Olympics medal haul of 24 during the 17-day quadrennial sporting festival that ended in Italy on Sunday. Japanese medalists reflected on their time

(Adnkronos) – Russia has not yet achieved all its war objectives in Ukraine and will continue to fight until this happens. This was announced by the Kremlin, on the fourth anniversary of the start of its offensive in Ukraine. “The objectives have

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Senate upper house of parliament will be illuminated overnight in blue and yellow – the colours of Ukraine’s flag – to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of the country.  The Renaissance Palazzo Madama’s facade will

Otsu, Shiga Pref., Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday sought an indefinite prison term for a 36-year-old unemployed man for murdering a volunteer probation officer in Otsu in the western prefecture of Shiga during his probation in May 2024. The key