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Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Digital Agency said Friday that about 246,000 sets of personal information, including the names and email addresses of government employees, may have been compromised through the unauthorized access of a network system operated by the agency. So

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to support the securities industry’s efforts to improve information systems for corporate bonds, Jiji Press learned Friday. The agency aims to revitalize the country’s market for corporate bonds by allowing institutional investors to

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry said Friday that it will issue a commemorative 1,000-yen coin for the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Priced at 33,500 yen, the coin’s obverse design features the expo’s mascot, Tunku Tunku,

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–A group of Japanese lawmakers urged the government on Friday to continue supporting the International Criminal Court after the United States sanctioned its president, Tomoko Akane of Japan. Yoko Kamikawa, head of the group, which consists of lawmakers

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–The proportion of unmarried people in Japan who said they intend to marry eventually has fallen below 80 pct for the first time among both men and women, a survey by the National Institute of Population and Social

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Digital Agency said Friday that about 246,000 sets of personal information, including the names and addresses of government employees, may have been leaked due to unauthorized access to a network system operated by the agency. So far,

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average briefly surrendered over 2,000 points on Friday, as investors turned risk-averse on the back of higher oil prices. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section closed

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese restaurant industry on Thursday called on the government to take steps to help it weather possible impacts of a planned consumption tax cut for food. Japan currently imposes the 10 pct consumption tax on meals served

Nagoya, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. is planning to withdraw its application to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, following a data cherry-picking scandal, it was learned

Kumamoto, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Kumamoto Prefecture will launch a travel discount campaign on Tuesday to stimulate tourism demand following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July, Governor Takashi Kimura said Friday. The discounts will apply to overnight stays