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Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s land prices rose for the fifth consecutive year amid a mild economic recovery trend in the country, the land ministry said Monday. As of July 1, the nationwide average land price climbed 1.5 pct from a year

Shizuoka, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi on Tuesday apologized to local government leaders over the company’s earthquake risk data fraud involving the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Chubu Electric submitted to the

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, a key long-term interest rate, rose to a new 30-year high of 3.03 pct on Tuesday after U.S. long-term rates rose on surging crude oil prices. According to Japan Bond Trading

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–The number of people aged 100 or over in Japan stood at 107,677 as of Sept. 1, topping 100,000 for the first time since statistics began in 1963, the health ministry said Tuesday. The centenarian population hit a

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Go Inc., operator of a taxi-hailing app, Waymo LLC and Nihon Kotsu Co. said Tuesday that they will jointly launch driverless taxi services in Tokyo in 2027, marking Japan’s first such commercial service. The service would use Level

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons has voiced his hopes that Tokyo would host another Summer Paralympics. In a recent interview with the Jiji Press in Tokyo, the 49-year-old praised again the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, held without

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced Tuesday that she will reshuffle the party’s leadership team Wednesday and the cabinet Thursday. The announcement was made at a meeting of LDP executives

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government at an extraordinary cabinet meeting Tuesday afternoon is set to adopt a tax system reform package featuring a temporary consumption tax cut for food and an income-linked benefit program. Under the package, the consumption tax rate

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at an extraordinary cabinet meeting Tuesday afternoon is set to adopt a tax system reform package featuring a temporary consumption tax cut for food and an income-linked benefit program. Under the package, the consumption tax

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced Tuesday that she will reshuffle the party’s leadership team Wednesday and the cabinet Thursday. The announcement was made at a meeting of LDP executives