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Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese supermarket sales in 2025 rose 2.2 pct from the previous year on a same-store basis, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Thursday. All-store sales reached 12,867.5 billion yen. Although consumers

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions said Thursday that its member unions will request a pay scale hike of at least 12,000 yen, or 4 pct, per month in the 2026 “shunto” spring wage negotiations. The umbrella

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced an 82-year-old former chairman of major publisher Kadokawa Corp. to two and a half years in prison, suspended for four years, in a high-profile bribery case related to the Tokyo Olympics and

(Adnkronos) – A “fair” settlement to end Russia’s almost four-year invasion of Ukraine “will take time” and the European Union will oppose any attempt to defeat the former Soviet Republic, Italy said ahead of talks in Moscow on Thursday between top US

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese shogi master Hifumi Kato died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 86. The native of Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, was the first junior high school student to become a professional shogi

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will officially endorse 37 candidates involved in its high-profile slush fund scandal in the Feb. 8 general election. The individuals are included in the party’s initial list of official candidates for the House

Osaka, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–UA Zensen, which represents workers in a number of industries including textiles and food in Japan, decided Thursday to seek a 6 pct pay increase, including a 4 pct base pay rise, in this year’s “shunto” spring wage

Osaka, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–The man sentenced to life in prison over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to decide next week whether to appeal, a professor said after meeting with him Thursday. Defendant Tetsuya Yamagami, 45,

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government kept its economic assessment unchanged in a monthly report released Thursday. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, while the effects caused from the U.S. trade policies are seen mainly in the automotive

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, may meet in Japan on Jan. 30, Japanese government sources said Thursday. Tokyo and Seoul are working to arrange Ahn’s visit to Japan late this month,