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Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated Thursday that she aims to have the Diet, the country’s parliament, pass the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill by March 31, the end of fiscal 2025. “We are not considering new budgetary

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet dropped 4.5 percentage points from the previous month to 59.3 pct in March, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday. The fall followed the revelation that Takaichi, who

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among major Japanese companies in January-March was positive for the third straight quarter, a government survey showed Thursday. The business survey index for companies with capital of 1 billion yen or more stood at plus 4.4,

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–The dollar hit a two-month high above 159 yen in Tokyo trading Thursday, lifted by safe-haven buying amid concerns over a possible prolonged Iran conflict. At 1 p.m., the greenback stood at 159.02-03 yen, up from 158.23-24 yen

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police confirmed 226 cases of damage from ransomware attacks in 2025, the second-highest annual total, data from the National Police Agency showed Thursday. The number of ransomware attacks, in which perpetrators use a computer virus to encrypt

Washington, March 11 (Jiji Press)–The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump opened investigations into trade acts, policies and practices in 16 major trading partners including Japan, China and the European Union as he seeks to impose new tariffs. The probes under Section

Saitama, March 12 (Jiji Press)–A male leukemia patient between 10 and 19 died and two other young male patients are unconscious after spinal injections of anticancer drugs at a hospital in the city of Saitama, near Tokyo, hospital officials have said. The

New York, March 11 (Jiji Press)–Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Uniqlo clothing chain operator Fast Retailing Co., was the richest Japanese and ranked 32nd on the Forbes’ 2026 ranking of the world’s richest people. Yanai, with a net worth of 61.8

Minamisanriku, Miyagi Pref., March 12 (Jiji Press)–Jin Sato, who served as mayor of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, for 20 years, has been traveling across Japan to deliver lectures since stepping down in November 2025, hoping to share lessons on disaster preparedness and mitigation.

Washington/Berlin, March 11 (Jiji Press)–The leaders from the Group of Seven major countries on Wednesday welcomed an agreement reached by member countries of the International Energy Agency to release 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to curb soaring crude oil