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Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan bought 7,975.6 billion yen for dollars in foreign exchange market intervention on July 30, the Ministry of Finance said Monday. This was the largest single-day yen-buying intervention conducted by Japanese

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)–The body of a woman has been found in a forest in central Japan, based on a statement by an unemployed man who was arrested for allegedly confining her. The police department of the central prefecture

Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government-backed shift from savings to investment is gaining steady momentum. Fueled by the expansion of the Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA, a tax-exemption program for small-lot investments, stocks and investment trusts make up a growing share

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–The leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has sent letters to four party lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, asking them to explain their abstention from a vote on a consumption tax cut bill on Friday,

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, jolted Aichi Prefecture and other parts of central Japan on Sunday, injuring 22 people. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–A national rally calling for the immediate and collective return of all Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago was held in Tokyo on Sunday, attended by about 800 people, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. “The parents

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Hopes for an early Japan-China summit are fading, a year after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary remarks regarding a possible contingency over Taiwan angered Beijing. While Tokyo has reiterated that it will stick to the position it

Hanoi, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Top Vietnamese leader To Lam expressed hopes for closer ties with Japan in an interview with Japanese public broadcaster NHK ahead of his visit to the country starting Sunday, the state-run Vietnam News Agency reported. The general secretary

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, jolted Aichi Prefecture and other parts of central Japan on Sunday, injuring 21 people. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the

(The second paragraph should have read, “…neighbors Aichi,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Strong Quake Jolts Aichi Pref. in Central Japan Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese