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Beijing, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Monday that it would require importers of a semiconductor material produced in Japan, including by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., to pay deposits of up to 99.2 pct as part of antidumping measures. The ministry

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, has criticized Japan’s social trend of labeling people suspected of wrongdoing as guilty before the facts are known. In September last year, the 67-year-old

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–NEC Corp. discontinued developing quantum computer hardware at the end of March, people familiar with the matter said. The Japanese electronics maker apparently judged that continuing to develop quantum computer hardware will not produce the profits expected, given

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Many financial institutions in Japan are set to end the issuance of paper promissory notes and checks on Sept. 30, ahead of the abolition of their use in March next year, to ensure a transition to internet banking

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s current economic expansion appears to have exceeded in length the postwar record of 73 months from February 2002 to February 2008, known as the “Izanami” boom, government data signaled on Monday. The index of coincident economic indicators

Motosu, Gifu Pref., Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Gifu prefectural police have found multiple knives at a cake shop in the central Japan prefecture where two people were found dead after a fire on Saturday, investigative sources said Monday. The police believe the knives

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Yoshihiko Noda, former co-head of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, on Monday apologized over a botched merger plan among the CRA, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito. “It’s truly disappointing and regrettable. I offer my deep

Sydney, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Far more Australians and Indians felt that the United States is a harmful presence in Asia than Japanese people, a recent survey has shown. According to the survey conducted by the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Center

Nagoya, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–A victim of attempted murder in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in 2002 and his wife are advocating for the removal of the statute of limitations on such crimes. The country abolished the statute of limitations for heinous

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward plans to basically ban “minpaku” private lodging operations in residential areas and near schools, in response to an increase in complaints, it was learned Monday. The ward plans to solicit public comments as early as