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26 Novembre 2025

Trump Describes Talk with PM Takaichi as “Great”

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
26 Novembre 2025

Japan’s Chain Store Sales in Oct.:

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
26 Novembre 2025

Japan’s Rapidus May Start Building 2nd Chip Plant in FY 2027

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
26 Novembre 2025

Suica, Pasmo Apps to Add Code Payment Feature

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
26 Novembre 2025

Japan’s Sanseito Submits Spy Prevention Bills

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
26 Novembre 2025

Japan Dept. Store Sales Up for 3rd Month in Oct.

(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
26 Novembre 2025

Nikkei 225 Briefly Rises over 1,000 Points in Morning

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
26 Novembre 2025

Profit Margin at Minus 7.3 Pct for Japan General Hospitals

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
26 Novembre 2025

Japan, Britain, Italy Affirm Fighter Development Cooperation

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