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Washington, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Excessive fluctuations in the yen are “undesirable,” the U.S. Treasury Department said in a semiannual report released Thursday. “While global factors such as financial market volatility and oil prices have likely affected the yen, excess volatility in the

Japan Department Stores Association July 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 468,771 M. Yen Up 2.3 pct Clothing 118,918 Down 0.1 Personal Articles 77,392 Up 7.4 Sundry Goods 108,711 Up 10.6 Household Goods 14,600 Down 2.1 Foodstuffs 119,488 Down 2.6 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association July 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 147,178 M. Yen Up 4.4 pct Clothing 36,071 Up 3.8 Personal Articles 25,046 Up 5.0 Sundry Goods 37,160 Up 15.7 Household Goods 5,228 Down 6.3 Foodstuffs 35,107 Down 1.7 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core inflation accelerated for the first time in three months in June as electricity fees and housing repair and maintenance costs rose from the previous month because of higher oil and material prices, the internal affairs ministry

Cairo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese Red Army member on an international wanted list as a perpetrator of a deadly shooting attack on an Israeli international airport in 1972, died in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, a Palestinian group said

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday reiterated authorities’ readiness to intervene into foreign exchange markets after the dollar approached 164 yen, a fresh 39-year high. “We stand ready to respond appropriately if necessary. This means that we

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan needs to closely watch the impact of the Middle East conflict on the country’s economy before declaring a complete exit from deflation, a government white paper said Friday. The Japanese economy remains on a private demand-led recovery

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 2,000 points on Friday morning amid concerns over the situation in the Middle East. At 10:52 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–A man identified by The New York Times as an officer of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency who was in charge of operations in Japan to smuggle high-tech goods needed for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left the

Manila, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro have affirmed close cooperation between the two nations. At their 30-minute talks held in Manila on Thursday, the two discussed both international and regional issues, including