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4 Agosto 2026

Japan Sees Urgent Need to Prepare for New Ways of Warfare

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry emphasized the urgent need to prepare for what it calls new ways of warfare leveraging drones and artificial intelligence technology in an annual white paper adopted Tuesday. The 2026 report, submitted by Defense Minister Shinjiro
4 Agosto 2026

Japan, Mexico to Hold 1st Economic Dialogue by End-March

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Mexican counterpart, Roberto Velasco, at a meeting in Mexico on Monday, agreed to launch a high-level economic dialogue framework between their countries and aim to hold its first meeting by the
4 Agosto 2026

1 Week On, Over 12,000 Homes Found Damaged by Kumamoto Quake

Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–More than 12,000 residential buildings have been found damaged by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, a week ago, with over 8,000 people being forced to stay at evacuation shelters. Daytime temperatures exceed
4 Agosto 2026

April-June Net Profit Surges at Japan’s 5 Major Brokers

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Five major Japanese securities companies enjoyed sharp year-on-year growth in their consolidated net profits for April-June, according to their data released recently. Commission revenue expanded thanks to robust bond trading amid rising interest rates as well as active
4 Agosto 2026

Japan Likely Bought 5 T. Yen in Forex Intervention Fri.

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese authorities are believed to have bought around 5 trillion yen in a coordinated foreign exchange market intervention with the United States to prop up the Japanese currency Friday, according to market sources. The forecast is based on
3 Agosto 2026

LDP Virtually Approves Consumption Tax Cut on Food

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday virtually approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plan to lower the consumption tax rate on food from 8 pct to 1 pct for two years from next April. The LDP’s tax system
3 Agosto 2026

Kumamoto Store Workers Sent Back into Quake-Hit Building

Kumamoto, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Variety store operator Habita Inc. said Monday that two employees returned to a shopping facility in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on the company’s orders after evacuating the facility following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on
3 Agosto 2026

Nissan Returns to Black for April-June after 2 Years

Yokohama, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of 3,761 million yen for April-June, the first black ink for the first quarter in two years. The Japanese automaker improved from the year-before loss of 115,758 billion
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