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Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the newest 10-year Japanese government bond issue, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, reached 1.650 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Monday, the highest level since July 2008. The yield on the 379th 10-year

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chair of Japan’s Nippon Foundation, visited Moscow and met with Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, according to Sasakawa. During the meeting, held on Saturday, Kirill told Sasakawa that the Russian church

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–Golden shares, a special class of stock that gives the holder veto power over major corporate decisions, are drawing increased attention in Japan amid debates over economic security and investment. In the protracted negotiations over Nippon Steel Corp.’s

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo wrapped up its nine-day run on Sunday, with host nation Japan taking two medals. In the men’s 4×100 meters relay final at the Japan National Stadium on the final day, Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo wrapped up its nine-day run on Sunday, with host nation Japan taking two medals. In the men’s 4×100 meters relay final at the Japan National Stadium on the final day, Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s closely watched leadership race is set to be announced Monday, kicking off the 12-day official election campaign period ahead of the Oct. 4 voting by party lawmakers. It will be the first

Saitama, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, set to run in the Oct. 4 leadership election at Japan’s ruling party, said Sunday that he will not dissolve the House of Representatives soon for a snap general election if he is elected

Saitama, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, set to run in the upcoming leadership election of Japan’s ruling party, said Sunday that he will not dissolve the House of Representatives early for a snap election if he is elected prime minister.

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–People paid tribute on Sunday to the 19 victims of the torrential rain that hit the northern part of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, a year ago. Altars were set up in the

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)–The population of people aged 39 or younger in the disaster-stricken Okunoto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is shrinking at twice the speed of those aged 40 and older, Jiji Press has learned. The region