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Washington, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had “a great talk” with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day. “We have a great relationship,” Trump told reporters on the presidential plane flying to Florida, after

Japan Chain Stores Association Nov. 26 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,033,551 M. Yen Up 2.0 pct Foodstuffs 734,139 Up 1.5 Clothing 47,835 Up 0.1 Sundries 89,155 Down 2.9 Furniture and Interior Goods 58,697 Down 0.8 Home Electric Appliances 2,483 Up 3.9 Note: Year-on-year

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. is considering starting the construction of its second plant in as early as fiscal 2027, it was learned Wednesday. The Tokyo-based company hopes to mass-produce advanced semiconductors with a circuit line width of 2

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–A code payment function will be added to the Mobile Suica and Mobile Pasmo apps, their operators have said. The function, called “teppay,” will be available on the Mobile Suica app from next autumn and on the Mobile

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese upstart political party Sanseito has submitted two bills aimed at preventing espionage, seeking tougher penalties for leaking information to foreign governments and laying out a national counterintelligence framework. Sanseito hopes to draw support from the ruling Liberal

(Typo in 3rd para corrected) Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Department store sales in Japan in October rose 4.3 pct from a year earlier on a same-store basis thanks to strong inbound travel demand, extending their winning streak to three months, according to

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly rose over 1,000 points Wednesday morning, as investors bought a variety of names in anticipation of an additional U.S. interest rate cut. The key index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–The profit margin at general hospitals in Japan, excluding psychiatric institutions, stood at minus 7.3 pct on average in fiscal 2024, which ended in March, a health ministry survey showed Wednesday. The figure improved by 0.2 percentage point

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy have affirmed their close cooperation on the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. The trilateral cooperation was confirmed in a Tuesday teleconference among Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, British Defense

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–In the face of a serious shortage of drivers in the logistics industry, Japan’s government and commercial vehicle makers are accelerating experiments aimed at putting self-driving trucks into practical use. They are aiming to attain so-called Level 4