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Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s revised Imperial House Law, aimed at securing a stable number of Imperial Family members, was promulgated Friday, paving the way for it to take effect on Oct. 24. The revised law, enacted on July 17, allows male,

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to reinforce the Immigration Services Agency to strengthen the oversight of foreign nationals in the country, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday. Japan needs to strengthen its crackdown on illegal overstayers and make

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Friday that it will temporarily designate the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima as a no-fly zone for drones during the Aug. 6 annual peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the

Washington, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government on Friday imposed new 12.5 pct tariffs on imports from Japan and dozens of other trading partners under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act, claiming that their import controls against goods produced through forced

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