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Tokyo, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese nonlife insurer MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. plans to consolidate its domestic bases ahead of the planned merger in April 2027 of its key subsidiaries, its president, Shinichiro Funabiki, said in a recent interview. “Without a

Tokyo, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)–The suspect in the murder of the president of an audio equipment-related company in Tokyo suggested that a bonus cut had led him to attack the victim, investigative sources told Jiji Press on Sunday. Masahiro Yamanaka, 45, who

Tokyo, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)–Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda on Sunday expressed his determination to achieve a change of government as speculation grows over a possible snap general election. “We will devote our efforts to changing the government,” Noda

Chiba Pref., Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)–A record 15 countries took part in a New Year’s jump training simulating island defense that was conducted at a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force facility in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Sunday. The first jump of

Tokyo, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday expressed deep concern over reports of numerous civilian deaths in Iran amid ongoing protests and clashes with security forces. The Japanese government “is deeply concerned about the worsening situation in Iran,”

Tokyo, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has submitted a new business reconstruction program to the Japanese government, featuring plans to seek partners for its operations related to data centers and decarbonization. Under the new program, presented Friday, TEPCO

Tokyo, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on a television program aired on Sunday that she aims to expand the coalition framework led by her ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apparently with the opposition Democratic Party for the People in

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)–A total of 703 people are currently preparing to run in the next election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, a Jiji Press survey showed Saturday. Each party will rush to

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)–A view has emerged within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may dissolve the House of Representatives at the beginning of the ordinary parliamentary session to be convened on Jan. 23 for a snap

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s average rice price hit a new record high since statistics began in March 2022, following a small decline, according to agriculture ministry data. In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about