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Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high for the second straight day on Tuesday, as buying momentum continued after Sunday’s general election. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry has decided that there is no need to further toughen punishment for the crime of insults or to newly impose penalties for libel conducted via direct messages on social media. On Monday, the ministry held

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday that it has set up a third-party committee to investigate widespread fraud by its employees targeting customers. “We’ll fully cooperate with the independent investigation,” Hiromitsu Tokumaru, who became the company’s president on

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–An oral medicine used to treat chronic kidney disease and heart failure is also effective in treating premature ovarian insufficiency, a team of Japanese and other researchers has discovered. The discovery by the team including researchers from Juntendo

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Haraguchi said Tuesday that his ministry will set up a panel of experts to consider introducing punishments on paying for sex. The panel plans to hold its first meeting by the end of March.

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The number of social media posts referring to national security and constitution revisions rocketed toward the end of the official campaign period for Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, Jiji Press analysis has shown. Online discussions on

Milan, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase won the gold medal in the women’s big air event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday, becoming the first Japanese to earn women’s snowboarding gold. Murase’s feat came after Kira Kimura, also from Japan,

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly jumped more than 1,500 points to hit a new all-time intraday high on Tuesday morning, boosted by broad-based buying following a rise in U.S. stocks Monday. At 10:29 a.m., the Nikkei

Washington, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Following the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, the United States plans to enhance cooperation with the Asian ally in security and economic matters. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Centrist Reform Alliance is expected to elect its new leader Friday, following its crushing defeat in Sunday’s House of Representatives election. Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito, the co-leaders of the party, formed by the Constitutional