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Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan protested to China over Beijing’s gas-field drilling activity near the median line in the East China Sea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday. Kihara said at a press conference that Japan found a mobile drilling vessel

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Chinese authorities took two Japanese nationals into custody in May on suspicion of violating the country’s law for cracking down on the smuggling of banned items, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday. One of them was

Japan Chain Stores Association June 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,098,656 M. Yen Up 2.9 pct Foodstuffs 784,616 Up 3.3 Clothing 52,082 Down 0.2 Sundries 106,593 Up 8.2 Furniture and Interior Goods 60,522 Down 0.2 Home Electric Appliances 3,772 Up 8.6 Note: Year-on-year

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Ocean freight transportation fees soared to hit a record high for the third straight month in May, the Bank of Japan’s services producer price data showed Wednesday. The index on the sector rose 61.8 pct year on year

New York, June 23 (Jiji Press)–The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday requiring host states to prosecute perpetrators of attacks on U.N. peacekeepers, after seven peacekeepers had been killed in Lebanon since March. The resolution, presented by Denmark and Pakistan,

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey for June is expected to show slight deterioration in business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, according to estimates by 13 private think tanks and securities companies. The think tanks and securities

Brussels, June 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito wished for lasting friendship and cooperation between his country and Belgium in a speech at a banquet hosted by Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Castle of Laeken in Brussels on Tuesday. Noting

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Debate on constitutional revision is intensifying in commissions on the Constitution in both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, during the ongoing special session. In the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower chamber, lawmakers have been discussing

New Delhi, June 24 (Jiji Press)–The venue of the envisaged Japan-India summit next month may be changed from Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam to New Delhi, the capital of the South Asian country, diplomatic sources have said. The Japanese

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry and the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed to cooperate on the development of small modular reactors. Industry minister Ryosei Akazawa and IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi signed a memorandum to that effect at their meeting