Alessandro Gammieri

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged more than 1,900 points in morning trading Monday to hit a record high above 47,000 on an intraday basis. The election of Sanae Takaichi, an advocate of expansionary fiscal policy, as

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–Parliamentary debate on securing stable Imperial succession has stalled, because informal talks between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan broke down. A key sticking point is how to treat the

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, who was elected president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday, has decided to appoint Shunichi Suzuki, the current chairman of the LDP’s General Council, as party secretary-general, informed sources said Sunday. Takaichi is also

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Sunday encouraged reporters to value work-life balance, amid the pros and cons of her remark about the issue the previous day. “I’m working, but today is

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi’s election as leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday cast doubt on an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. As food and other prices remain high in the country, some in

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Three unknown storyboards apparently by Osamu Tezuka, dubbed the “god of manga,” have been discovered in the original artwork repository of Tezuka Productions Co. in the city of Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Jiji Press learned Sunday.

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–In Saturday’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi unexpectedly defeated agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff vote. This outcome is largely attributed to support from the intraparty faction led by party supreme

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested Keita Richard Kusama, a 29-year-old member of boy band “Ae! Group” on a public indecency charge. Kusama is suspected of exposing his lower body around the entrance of a building in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, who was elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday, may appoint Shunichi Suzuki, the current chairman of the LDP’s General Council, as party secretary-general, informed sources said Sunday. Suzuki belongs to the only

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese marine survey vessel has been spotted within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the island of Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture for the fifth time since late last month, Japanese Coast Guard officials said. The Xiang Yang