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Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that proceeds from the Bank of Japan’s stepped-up sales of its exchange-traded fund holdings will be used to cover spending under a special investment quota that forms a key part of

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday it recorded an investment loss of 5,253.3 billion yen in the third quarter of this year, marking its first loss in six quarters. The loss at the public pension fund came

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Shinkin Central Bank and Shinkin Kyodo Center said Friday that a system failure has disrupted automated teller machine services at 128 shinkin banks, mainly institutions in the country’s west. Shinkin Central Bank, the central financial institution for

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–An advisory panel to Japan’s health minister approved Friday public health insurance coverage for an injection version of lecanemab, an Alzheimer’s medicine developed by Eisai Co. and Biogen Inc., and its administration at patients’ homes, effective on Nov.

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday adopted an emergency cybersecurity package in response to a recent string of personal data breaches due to unauthorized access. The emergency package includes plans to accelerate discussions on forcibly blocking access to websites

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Friday it has chosen and recognized 141 craftspeople as contemporary artisans who have mastery skills and serve as leaders in their respective areas. They include Takashi Nakazawa, a 73-year-old foil-stamping specialist

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Paper Industries Co. said Friday it will cease production of graphic paper and pulp at a plant damaged by a powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in July. The company made the decision after concluding

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, passed a bill Friday to cut the consumption tax on food and beverage items as a temporary measure to address soaring prices. The bill was approved

(Adnkronos) – A banking scandal has left almost half of the Paraguayan population without access to their savings and has prompted President Santiago Peña to resign and thousands of people to take to the streets yesterday to protest. Congress has suspended Peña’s

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government survey showed Friday that only 27.5 pct of respondents know the National Ainu Museum and Park, or Upopoy, in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido. According to the preliminary results of the Cabinet Office survey,