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Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Ocean freight transportation fees in Japan rose to an all-time high in March, reflecting ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the Bank of Japan’s services producer price data showed Friday. The index on ocean freight transportation fees in

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Starting July, Japan will lower application fees for 10-year passports to around 9,000 yen. At a plenary session Friday, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, passed into law a bill to

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer price index in March rose 1.8 pct from a year earlier, marking the 55th straight month of increase, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Mine-Akiyoshidai, a karst plateau in western Japan, has been designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark. The designation, decided by the executive board of the specialized U.N. agency, was announced by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

New York, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty need to make concessions to avoid failing to adopt an outcome document at a review conference for the third straight time, Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs, said in

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. has said it will terminate its automobile sales in South Korea at the end of this year. The Japanese company, which made the announcement Thursday, aims to concentrate its business resources on projects to enhance

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party, the junior member of Japan’s ruling bloc, has proposed reducing House of Representatives seats by 45, all from the proportional representation system. The JIP presented the plan at a working-level meeting with the Liberal

Paris, April 23 (Jiji Press)–The French Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed Japan’s lifting of its ban on exports of lethal weapons earlier this week. The move by Japan will contribute to the safety of people and the maintenance of sovereignty in Europe

Nagoya, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Employees of three major Japanese nonlife insurers seconded to Toyota Motor Corp. improperly took internal data out of the automaker from around 2016 to 2025, Toyota has said. Among the internal data were organizational charts and meeting summaries

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The older sister of former Japanese death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata has reiterated her criticism of the government over a planned revamping of the country’s retrial system. A draft of the Justice Ministry’s bill to amend the criminal procedure