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Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Convenience store operators FamilyMart Co. and Lawson Inc. enjoyed record operating profits for March-August, according to their latest earnings reports released by Thursday. Rival Seven & i Holdings Co. also secured a profit increase in the first half

Kumamoto, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s underlying inflation is gradually stabilizing at around the Bank of Japan’s 2 pct target, Junko Koeda, a member of the central bank’s Policy Board, said on Thursday. The BOJ will adjust interest rates “in a timely and

Bangkok, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies met in Bangkok on Thursday to discuss ways to address rising inflation as crude oil prices remain high amid turmoil in the Middle East. Participants

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling and opposition parties were divided over a proposed reduction in the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, during a meeting on Lower House election system reform on Thursday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday praised the U.S. semiconductor plant project selected for the third round of Japanese funding in the United States under the two countries’ tariff agreement. The project “holds great

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s nuclear waste disposal body said Thursday that it has begun a literature survey in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, as part of the process for selecting a site for the permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste from

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average posted its third-biggest point loss on record Thursday amid a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related shares. The index of 225 major stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section ended at 64,425.95,

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet fell 1.7 percentage points from the previous month to 42.4 pct in October, hitting the lowest level since she took office a year ago, a Jiji Press

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–A majority in Japan support legislation to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed. The poll found that 55.3 pct of respondents supported the legislation while 37.3

(Adnkronos) – Twenty-seven students and one teacher have died following the collapse of a school roof in the city of Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan. Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar reported this, adding that over 30 people were injured, six of whom are