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London, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–The dollar briefly climbed above 158 yen in London trading Friday, the highest level in roughly two weeks. At 11 a.m., the greenback stood at 157.90-158.00 yen. Investors sold the yen as expectations for an early additional interest

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s welfare ministry on Friday began considering a plan to raise nursing care insurance premiums for high-income earners aged 65 or older from fiscal 2027. The proposal was submitted to a subcommittee of the Social Security Council, which

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Dujuan is expected to approach the Kanto region in eastern Japan, which includes Tokyo, on Monday, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is urging caution against heavy rain, strong winds and high waves. The large-scale typhoon, the 25th

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Friday that a North Korean hacker group was behind a cyberattack spanning more than 100 countries, including Japan, that led to the theft of cryptocurrency worth about 1.7 billion yen. The North Korean

Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Pref., Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–The mayor of Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, said Friday that the city will put off a decision on whether to accept a literature survey for choosing a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Prices of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets in Japan in the week to Sunday averaged 2,971 yen per 5 kilograms, down 32 yen from a week before and below 3,000 yen for the first time since early

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–With just six months to go before the start of the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, protecting visitors from the heat remains a challenge, as the event features many outdoor exhibitions and will run

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that conditions for the central bank’s monetary policy management have changed. “We don’t assume a specific pace for further interest rate hikes,” he told a press conference after the BOJ’s

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new cabinet will go all out to steadily implement a consumption tax cut and other policies pledged for the February general election, as well as measures stipulated in the coalition agreement reached between

Mutsu, Aomori Pref., Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–The mayor of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, was informed on Friday that Kansai Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co. are interested in using an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the northeastern Japan