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Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Crude steel production in Japan in 2025 fell to its lowest level in 57 years because of sluggish domestic construction demand and falling prices, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said Thursday. Annual output fell for the fourth

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday it has suspended the removal of control rods from the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, after an alarm sounded during the

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced an 82-year-old former chairman of major publisher Kadokawa Corp. to two and a half years in prison, suspended for four years, in a high-profile bribery case related to the Tokyo Olympics and

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, has indicated that he will carefully assess developments surrounding a new party formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, also opposition parties, before deciding

Kyoto, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy eradicated esophageal cancer in about 70 pct of patients when combined with immunotherapy in a clinical trial, Kyoto University Hospital said. Very few patients developed serious side effects, the hospital in Kyoto, a

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rallied on Thursday, reflecting eased concerns about tensions between the United States and Europe regarding Greenland. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section closed up

Nara, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court ruling that sentenced the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison denies that the man’s ill-fated family background was a key factor that drove him to commit the act.

Japan Chain Stores Association Jan. 22 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,268,815 M. Yen 0.0 pct Foodstuffs 882,195 Up 1.2 Clothing 54,485 Down 6.9 Sundries 123,387 Up 3.6 Furniture and Interior Goods 77,136 Down 9.3 Home Electric Appliances 3,721 Up 0.3 Note: Year-on-year changes

Japan Chain Stores Association Jan. 22 Change from Prev Year Total 12,867,512 M. Yen Up 2.2 pct Foodstuffs 9,086,436 Up 3.5 Clothing 597,499 Down 1.8 Sundries 1,155,239 Up 2.1 Furniture and Interior Goods 710,386 Down 3.8 Home Electric Appliances 33,163 Down 1.3

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan posted a customs-cleared trade deficit of 2,650.7 billion yen in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of red ink, preliminary data from the Finance Ministry showed Thursday. Still, the deficit plunged 52.9 pct from the previous year.