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Osaka, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Tuesday that it will launch its first smartwatch and smart ring next month, marking a full-scale entry into the wearable device market. As the market is believed to have stronger growth potential

Evian, France, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi proposed Monday that the Group of Seven major industrialized countries jointly stockpile critical minerals including rare earths. The “Joint Stockpiling Cooperation Initiative” proposed by the Japanese leader at a working dinner on

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, is highly likely to enact legislation that would criminalize vandalism of the national flag during its current session set to end next month, after two opposition parties backed the bill. The Democratic Party for

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei average surpassed the 70,000 threshold for the first time ever at one point on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan decided to raise interest rates in line with market expectations. The index of 225 selected

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Tuesday passed a bill to revamp the country’s retrial system. At a plenary meeting, the bill to revise the criminal procedure law was approved

(Adnkronos) – Eyes are on the governor of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina. After missing – officially due to illness – the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where she was scheduled to participate in the main panel on macroeconomics, an absence that

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of six ice cream makers including Meiji Co. for allegedly forming a price-fixing cartel, informed sources said. The FTC will analyze seized materials and interview relevant individuals to investigate

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, or Japan’s parliament, is highly likely to enact legislation that would criminalize vandalism of the national flag during its current session set to end next month, after the opposition Democratic Party for the People threw its

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said Tuesday that the central bank will continue to raise its policy interest rate in line with economic and price conditions. Uchida was speaking at a press conference on behalf of

(Adnkronos) – The overall toll of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2 has reached 3,798 dead and 11,781 wounded. This was announced by the Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.