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Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese financial services minister Satsuki Katayama revealed a plan on Friday to set up a working group jointly with the financial industry to deal with risks from cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, including Claude Mythos. This plan was approved

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health minister Kenichiro Ueno said Friday he will call for nationwide vaccination to prevent measles. In the wake of recent outbreaks of the highly infectious disease in the country, Ueno told a press conference that he will

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Department store sales in Japan in March rose 3.2 pct from a year earlier on a same-store basis, up for the third consecutive month, the Japan Department Stores Association said Friday. All-store sales totaled 507.1 billion yen. Sales

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its record closing high on Friday, reflecting the popularity of artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related issues. The index of 225 issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime top-tier section rose 575.95

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament Friday enacted a bill to effectively perpetuate a public fund injection system for regional financial institutions. In a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, approved the bill

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The number of so-called community reactivators, or people working to revitalize nonurban areas in Japan after moving from urban areas under a government-subsidized program, totaled a record 8,196 in fiscal 2025, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The

Japan Department Stores Association April 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 153,570 M. Yen Up 4.7 pct Clothing 42,182 Up 4.4 Personal Articles 27,034 Up 6.7 Sundry Goods 40,706 Up 7.4 Household Goods 7,563 Up 5.6 Foodstuffs 29,005 Up 0.9 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association April 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 507,118 M. Yen Up 3.2 pct Clothing 138,045 Up 1.4 Personal Articles 85,827 Up 4.8 Sundry Goods 118,530 Up 6.9 Household Goods 19,152 Up 2.6 Foodstuffs 116,950 Up 0.7 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday decided to invite Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a state guest from May 26 to 29. During the visit, Marcos is set to meet with Emperor Naruhito and Empress

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–One in two expectant or new mothers who need financial support in Japan said they cannot prepare sufficient child care products, a nongovernmental organization survey has found. When asked about concerns, 88 pct of respondents said they cannot