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Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Prices are slated to rise in Japan in August for 2,311 food products and beverages made by 195 major makers, topping 2,000 for the second straight month, research company Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday. The number soared 83.1

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Prices are slated to rise in Japan in August for 2,311 food products and beverages made by 195 major makers, topping 2,000 for the second straight month, research company Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday. The number soared 83.1

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday declined to comment on whether Japanese authorities have intervened into foreign exchange markets to prop up the yen. “I can say nothing about it at this point,” Katayama told reporters at

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday declined to comment on whether Japanese authorities have intervened into foreign exchange markets to prop up the yen. “I can say nothing about it at this point,” Katayama told reporters at

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The dollar traded above 160 yen in Tokyo trading Friday, drawing buybacks after sinking below 158 yen in overnight New York trading. The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan are believed to have conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling market

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The dollar traded above 160 yen in Tokyo trading Friday, drawing buybacks after sinking below 158 yen in overnight New York trading. The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan are believed to have conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling market

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial output in June increased 1.3 pct from the previous month, supported by strong production of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment for export, industry ministry preliminary data showed Friday. The seasonally adjusted production index for the manufacturing and mining sectors

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial output in June increased 1.3 pct from the previous month, supported by strong production of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment for export, industry ministry preliminary data showed Friday. The seasonally adjusted production index for the manufacturing and mining sectors

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Core consumer prices in central Tokyo rose 1.9 pct in July from a year before, following a 1.6 pct gain in June, Japan’s internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Core consumer prices in central Tokyo rose 1.9 pct in July from a year before, following a 1.6 pct gain in June, Japan’s internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food