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Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s services producer prices in September rose 3.0 pct from a year earlier, the 55th consecutive month of growth, the Bank of Japan said Monday. The services producer price index stood at 111.3 against the 2020 base of

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Akita Prefecture is considering asking for the deployment of Self-Defense Forces troops following a spate of bear attacks across the northeastern Japan prefecture, Governor Kenta Suzuki said on Sunday. In a social media post, Suzuki also said he

Nagoya, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that its parent-only global vehicle sales in April-September rose 4.7 pct from a year before to 5,267,216 units, hitting a record high for a fiscal first half. The increase was led by

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo is under tight security for U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Japan from Monday, with up to some 18,000 police officers mobilized at key locations, including his accommodations and the U.S. Embassy. In response to a series

Sydney, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has clarified his intention to work with his new Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, in promoting free trade, amid concerns about the impact of higher U.S. tariffs on the world economy. In a social

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average reached 50,000 for the first time ever on Monday morning, amid hopes for new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policies. The Nikkei index ended the morning session at 50,337.36, up 1,037.71 points,

Washington/Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit the Indo-Pacific region from early this week, including Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. In relation to this, Japan’s Defense Ministry said Monday that

Sendai, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Yoshihiro Murai held off four other candidates to clinch his sixth term as governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi in Sunday’s gubernatorial election. Murai, an independent candidate who had support from prefectural assembly members of the

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged over 1,000 points to exceed 50,000 for the first time ever on Monday morning. At 9:25 a.m., the Nikkei average stood at 50,312.42, up 1,012.77 points, or 2.05 pct, from Friday.

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Most private think tanks and research institutes in Japan expect the Japanese economy to avoid a recession, despite an anticipated contraction in the July-September quarter of 2025. The improved outlook reflects waning concerns over the tariff policy of