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Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged over 1,900 points at one point on Tuesday due to heavy selling of semiconductor-related issues. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section ended at

Bangkok, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its economic growth projection for Japan to 0.7 pct for 2026, up 0.1 percentage point from its July forecast. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook report cited “fiscal support measures partly cushioning

Brussels, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–Navi Pillay, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a former International Criminal Court judge, visited the ICC headquarters in The Hague, on Monday, the ICC said. During the visit, Pillay, 85, met with officials and staff members,

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana on Tuesday denied allegations that he had violated the public offices election law by providing free bus transportation for voters during recent elections for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament.

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Train services on a section of the Hisatsu Orange Railway line in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, resumed Tuesday after having been suspended due to damage from the July earthquake. All railway lines in affected areas are

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s producer prices in September grew 6.8 pct from a year before, with prices continuing to rise at a high rate across a wide range of products, including nonferrous metal, petroleum and coal products, amid turmoil in the

Chiba, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge digital technologies are on display as the CEATEC international exhibition opened on Tuesday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, a city near Tokyo, joined by 821 companies and organizations from Japan

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gave up over 1,900 points temporarily in Tuesday morning trading. Market participants rushed to sell from the outset, following a decline in the tech-heavy U.S. Nasdaq Composite Index on Monday. At 10:56

Seoul, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–North Korea’s Missile Administration test-fired a tactical ballistic missile Monday, the country’s Korean Central News Agency reported Tuesday. According to the state-run news agency, the missile firing was held to “confirm the success in the research for the

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–A growing number of people in Japan are carrying debts from multiple lenders, including consumer finance companies. According to Japan Credit Information Reference Center Corp., which manages individuals’ credit information, 1.55 million people had three or more unsecured,