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Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.18 in January, hitting the lowest level since it was 1.17 in December 2021, a labor ministry report showed Tuesday.

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. has said it will establish a third-party committee to investigate the company’s decisions to publish works by two manga artists on its manga app despite knowing of their past sexual crimes. Shogakukan was found

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average slid further on Tuesday morning, as risk-adverse selling continued in light of the deteriorating Middle East situation. The Nikkei average finished the morning session at 56,727.27, down 1,329.97 points, or 2.29 pct,

New York, March 2 (Jiji Press)–PayPay Corp. is aiming to raise up to 1.1 billion dollars through a planned initial public offering on the U.S. Nasdaq market, the Japanese smartphone payment service company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. The IPO

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–A female Japanese prosecutor who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a senior male prosecutor has called on the justice minister and the prosecutor-general to establish a third-party committee to investigate possible harassment among prosecutors nationwide. The female prosecutor

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has denied any involvement in the virtual currency known as “Sanae Token,” which is currently being traded. “There seem to be various misunderstandings, maybe because of the name,” she said Monday on her

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday called on Iran to ensure safety in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut down in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. He made the request at

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–With the Strait of Hormuz essentially shut down following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, concerns are rising in Japan over stable energy procurement. A prolonged closure of the strait, a critical chokepoint for crude oil transportation, may result

(Adnkronos) – “The president seems to have no plan for what comes next, and Iran seems destined to choose a new leader from the current regime.” This is a new argument against the military action against Iran initiated by Donald Trump, presented

(Adnkronos) – French President Emmanuel Macron announced today, during a speech from the Ile Longue naval base, in the roadstead of Brest (Finistère), that France is “progressively” entering a new phase of its nuclear deterrence, which he described as “advanced deterrence”.  “We