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Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday began the sixth round for fiscal 2025 of the release into the sea of treated water from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. In the

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–The suspension of pork imports from Spain due to African swine fever outbreaks in the country has raised concerns about the supply of ham, bacon and other pork products in Japan. With nearly 70 pct of Japan’s total

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–A federation of labor unions from small and midsize companies in Japan’s machinery and metal sectors said Thursday that it will request a pay scale hike of at least 17,000 yen per month in next year’s “shunto” spring

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds rose above 1.9 pct to hit the highest level in about 18 and a half years in Tokyo interdealer trading Thursday morning. The 10-year JGB yield,

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Diet on Wednesday started deliberations on three bills related to reform of political donations from companies and other organizations, at the political reform special committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the parliament. The

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police served an arrest warrant on a 17-year-old boy on Thursday for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack on the operator of the Kaikatsu Club internet cafe chain. The Metropolitan Police Department charged the second-year high school student

Fukui, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–Tatsuji Sugimoto, governor of Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, resigned on Thursday over his sexual harassment against prefectural government employees. The Fukui prefectural assembly accepted his resignation at a plenary session on the same day. Sugimoto, 63, submitted a

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police plan to serve an arrest warrant on a 17-year-old boy as early as Thursday for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack on the operator of the Kaikatsu Club internet cafe chain, investigative sources said. The Metropolitan Police

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese health ministry proposed Thursday that the cost of child delivery be fully covered by public health insurance. The proposal was presented to the Social Security Council’s medical insurance subcommittee, which discusses the advisability of eliminating out-of-pocket

Tokyo, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds rose above 1.9 pct to hit the highest level in about 18 and a half years in Tokyo interdealer trading Thursday morning. The key 10-year JGB