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Matsuyama, Ehime Pref., June 22 (Jiji Press)–Iyo Bank, a regional lender in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime, hopes to help revive Japan’s shipbuilding industry, its incoming president, Takashi Sagayama, has said. The Japanese government has designated the shipbuilding industry as one

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–People in Japan’s most walkable municipalities log nearly twice as many daily steps as those in the least walkable ones, a study by a team of researchers at the University of Tokyo found. The study, published Saturday in

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed above 72,000 for the first time Monday, extending a record-breaking run to a sixth consecutive session. The index of 225 selected issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section rose

Kobe, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Shortages of local government-designated garbage bags persist in some areas of Japan due to concerns over supplies of petroleum products linked to turmoil in the Middle East, despite a U.S.-Iran agreement to end their fighting. Amid the shortages,

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that any cut in the consumption tax on food products and beverages would last only two years. “I want to make this clear. Two years after implementation, it will be restored,”

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested three people, including a man believed to be an executive of Cambodia-based Prince Group, one of the largest international fraud organizations in Asia, for allegedly submitting a false move-in notification, investigative sources said Monday.

Brussels, June 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Imperial couple’s stay at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon, a retreat of the Belgian royal family, as part of their trip to the European country reflects ties between the Imperial and royal families that span generations.

Brussels, June 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on an official visit to Belgium, had dinner with Belgian King Philippe and his family at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon, a retreat of the family, on Sunday. The other participants in

Fukushima, June 22 (Jiji Press)–A Fukushima Prefecture town in northeastern Japan eased entry restrictions Monday in some areas within the so-called difficult-to-return zone, heavily contaminated following the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The relaxed restrictions apply

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan would take “appropriate measures whenever necessary” in the foreign exchange market, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Monday, in a warning over the yen’s further depreciation against the dollar. Making the comment at a press conference after a