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Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Bank deposits in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures accounted for 50.7 pct of all deposits across Japan at the end of fiscal 2025, according to data from the Bank of Japan. The combined deposits in the Japanese capital

Andong, South Korea, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung confirmed Tuesday that the two nations will consider concrete measures for energy security cooperation, such as mutually supplying crude oil and bolstering oil reserves, in

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Liberal Democratic Party cybersecurity affairs leader Masaaki Taira has stressed the importance of involving U.S. technology companies in Japanese government responses to emerging cyber threats posed by artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos. The ruling LDP’s Headquarters for National

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan should take the initiative in reforming World Trade Organization rules to address the challenges of the 21st century, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo on Monday. “Japan should play an

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections over alleged bid-rigging for a project to lay tracks for a planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line, Jiji Press learned. The probes targeted nine construction companies

(Adnkronos) – The UN does not want “any particular entity to limit freedom of access” to this strategic waterway. This was stated by United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq, referring to Iran’s creation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to administer navigation in

(Adnkronos) – From today until Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces will conduct an exercise on the preparation and employment of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, cited by local news agencies.

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit New Delhi from Sunday through May 27 to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Quad countries–Japan, the United States, Australia and India, the Japanese government said Tuesday. The Quad

Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref./Fukuoka, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Two high courts in Japan on Tuesday ruled that the February general election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. A group of lawyers

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers confirmed Tuesday that they will hold thorough discussions in the Diet on a bill to reform the country’s retrial system, according to the group’s head, Masahiko Shibayama of the ruling Liberal Democratic