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Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s real estate industry has begun to ban the resale of condominiums before the completion of property handover, in a move to check soaring unit prices. The Real Estate Companies Association of Japan announced Tuesday that it has

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday issued a cease-and-desist order to a group of oil companies in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture over forming a price cartel for gasoline sold at gas stations in the central

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese pop star Taichi Kokubun apologized Wednesday for a compliance violation that led to his removal from a Nippon Television Network Corp. program. “I want to express my sincere apologies to those I have hurt,” Kokubun, 51, told

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani cut the ribbon at the Milan Salone del Mobile preview event ahead of the three-day Riyadh Furniture Fair which kicks off on Wednesday, Tajani wrote on X (formerly Twitter).  “We have inaugurated the preview of

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan has seen an increase in bookstores renting out shelves to allow book lovers to sell works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such people. Such bookstores “serve as local cultural hubs, while the total number of

Kyoto, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–A ranking gang member at the first trial hearing Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the charge of shooting to death the head of the “Gyoza no Osho” dumpling restaurant chain in Kyoto in 2013. “I’m definitely not the

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government left its basic view on the domestic economy unchanged for the second consecutive month, in a monthly report released Wednesday. In its report for November, the Cabinet Office said, “The Japanese economy is recovering at

(Adnkronos) – The record floods caused by heavy rains that hit Thailand have killed at least 33 people, where authorities have deployed military ships and helicopters to support civil protection rescue operations. The flood affected ten provinces in the south of the

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday that she merely responded to what was asked when she made parliamentary remarks on a possible contingency around Taiwan. “I answered as much as could be said about what was asked,”

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, fueled by hopes for a U.S. interest rate cut. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained over 1,000 points at one point before ending the day at 49,559.07, up 899.55 points, or 1.84