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3 Luglio 2026

Japan, U.K., Italy Extend Fighter Project Contract

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese, British and Italian governments decided Friday to extend a contract on their project to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet until the end of 2027. The contract related to the Global Combat Air Program reached its
3 Luglio 2026

Japan, Marshall Islands to Cooperate for Stable Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his counterpart from the Marshall Islands, Kalani Kaneko, agreed Friday to cooperate closely for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region. They reached the agreement at their meeting in Tokyo. Motegi noted that
3 Luglio 2026

Chinese Survey Ship Spotted Operating in Japan’s EEZ

Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese maritime survey ship appeared to be extending a wire into the sea within Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Friday, the Japan Coast Guard said. According to the JCG’s 11th regional headquarters in Naha, the
3 Luglio 2026

Japan Tax Revenues Hit Record 84 T. Yen in FY 2025

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s tax revenues in fiscal 2025 rose 12.0 pct from the previous year to 84,222.6 billion yen, hitting a record high for the sixth consecutive year, the Finance Ministry said Friday. General-account tax revenues in the
3 Luglio 2026

Kioxia Begins Shipping Sample Next-Gen Memory Products

Kitakami, Iwate Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)–Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that it has started shipping sample next-generation semiconductor memory products amid growing demand from data centers for artificial intelligence. Kioxia plans to begin mass production after assessing the market trend over
3 Luglio 2026

Japan, U.K., Italy to Extend Fighter Project Contract

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan, Britain and Italy are in the final stages of talks on extending a contract for their program to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet until the end of 2027, Japanese government officials said Friday. The contract related
3 Luglio 2026

Japan Unions Clinch 5.01 Pct Wage Hikes in 2026 Shunto

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese labor unions won wage increases of 5.01 pct in this year’s “shunto” negotiations, the final results of a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Friday. The weighted average of pay scale and regular
3 Luglio 2026

Japan Pension Fund GPIF Logs 41-T.-Yen Returns in FY 2025

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that it gained an investment profit of 41,399.5 billion yen in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, marking the sixth consecutive year of surplus. The fiscal 2025 investment returns were the
3 Luglio 2026

Thailand Launches Scam Info Network Including Japan

Bangkok, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Thai police said Friday that they have begun operating the SHIELD international information-sharing network aimed at cracking down on special fraud groups, many of which have been based in Southeast Asia in recent years. The network consists of
3 Luglio 2026

2 Men Get 30 Years over Tokyo Couple Murder

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for killing a Tokyo couple who ran restaurants in the Ueno district in the Japanese capital and damaging their bodies in 2024. Prosecutors had sought
3 Luglio 2026

Japan Foreign, Defense Ministers to Attend NATO Events in Turkey

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi plan to visit the Turkish capital of Ankara from Monday through Thursday to attend NATO summit-related events. The Japanese government reported the plan to a board meeting of
3 Luglio 2026

Japan Individual Shareholders Hit Record High in FY 2025

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–The total number of individual shareholders of companies listed on Japan’s four stock exchanges in fiscal 2025 rose 10.0 pct from the previous year to a record 91.98 million, the Tokyo Stock Exchange has said. In the year
3 Luglio 2026

Japan Unions Clinch 5.01 Pct Wage Hike in 2026 Shunto

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese labor unions won wage increases of 5.01 pct in this year’s “shunto” negotiations this spring, the final results of a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Friday. The weighted average of pay scale
3 Luglio 2026

2 Men Get 30 Years over Tokyo Couple Murder

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for killing a Tokyo couple who ran restaurants in the Ueno district in the Japanese capital and damaging their bodies in 2024. Prosecutors had sought
3 Luglio 2026

Ukraine, 30 dead and 91 injured in Russian attack on Kyiv

(Adnkronos) – At least 30 people have died and 91 have been injured in yesterday’s Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv. This was reported by Tymur Tkachenko, head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service
3 Luglio 2026

Pakistan, bus falls into ravine, 40 dead

(Adnkronos) – A bus accident has caused at least 40 deaths in Pakistan, when the vehicle plunged into a ravine after going off the road in a mountainous region in the west of the country. “A bus connecting Quetta to Peshawar plunged
3 Luglio 2026

Summer Overseas Travel from Japan Seen Down 8.8 Pct

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Outbound travelers from Japan this summer are projected to decrease 8.8 pct from a year earlier to 2.17 million, according to recent a survey by major travel agency JTB Corp. The survey results released Thursday showed that a
3 Luglio 2026

Japan Ready to Respond to Excessive Yen Declines: Finance Minister

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry will always respond appropriately to excessive depreciation of the yen when necessary, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday. The remark came despite the yen’s strengthening the previous day, as the Japanese currency remained generally weak
3 Luglio 2026

28 Victims Mourned 5 Years after Atami Mudslide

Atami, Shizuoka Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held Friday to honor the 28 victims of a major mudslide that struck Atami in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka five years ago. Bereaved families, Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki and Atami
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