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Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday approved a tax system reform package featuring a food consumption tax cut plan and an income-linked benefit program, with the package expected to receive cabinet approval on Tuesday. The package was

(The first sentence of the second paragraph should have read, “…producer price index…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story followed.) Japan Producer Prices Rise 7.6 Pct in Aug. Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s producer prices remained elevated in August as the

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large Japanese companies turned positive in the July-September quarter thanks to stronger semiconductor-related demand and more customers at hotels and restaurants, government data showed Friday. The business survey index for large companies stood at plus

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–The father of a Japanese victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States reflects on his loss as 25 years have passed since the tragedy in which about 3,000 people were killed. “My sorrow

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–A research team from Hokkaido University and other institutions said Friday that the parent celestial body of the asteroid Ryugu formed within 2 million years of the birth of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. The

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Yasuchika Hasegawa, former president of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and former chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, died at a Tokyo hospital July 3. He was 80. Born in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan,

London, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. financial authorities carried out a foreign exchange intervention worth 500 million euros to prop up the yen on July 31, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday. “I’m not going to comment” on any foreign

Nagoya, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. has released an entry-level racing kart for users ranging from children to adults under its GR motorsports brand. The GR KART, which has a suggested retail price of 385,000 yen, is the world’s first racing

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gave up more than 2,000 points Friday morning due to selling across a wide range of issues after U.S. equities dropped overnight amid higher crude oil prices and rising long-term interest rates.

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 60 on Friday. “I am grateful to have reached this day, and I hope that I can take on new activities,” Crown Princess Kiko said in written