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Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to move soon to the official residence of the prime minister in the Nagatacho district in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, she has said on X, formerly Twitter. “As ‘the person who manages

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, the country’s key long-term interest rate, rose to 2.060 pct in Tokyo interdealer bond trading Monday morning, reaching the highest level since February 1999. The yield on the newest 380th issue

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. has said that Joseph DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven Inc., the Japanese retail giant’s North American convenience store unit, is set to retire at the end of this month. Stanley Reynolds, president of 7-Eleven,

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–One week after two customers died in a fire in a private room at a luxury sauna facility in Tokyo’s Akasaka district, police are investigating the facility’s operator for possible professional negligence resulting in death. According to investigative

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–As the pursuit of sustainable economic growth becomes a pressing global challenge, ESG investment, an approach that incorporates nonfinancial elements such as environmental performance, social responsibility and corporate governance into investment decisions, has reached a critical juncture. Momentum

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. plans to promote Kazuya Oyama, 60, president of core subsidiary Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, to president of the parent holding company, it has been learned. Oyama is set to succeed Toru Takakura, 63,

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to provide around 1 trillion yen in aid for domestic artificial intelligence development over five years, it was learned Sunday. A new company planned to be launched next spring with investments from more than

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–Lawmakers of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to visit Taiwan despite the current tensions between Japan and China over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary remarks on a Taiwan contingency. Meanwhile, it seems unlikely that a suprapartisan group

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–A senior official of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday called for discussions on the country’s three nonnuclear principles. Referring to Japan’s reliance on the U.S. nuclear umbrella, Itsunori Onodera, chairman of the LDP’s Research Commission on

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–One week after two customers died in a fire in a private room at a luxury sauna facility in Tokyo’s Akasaka district, police are investigating the facility’s operator for possible professional negligence resulting in death. According to investigative