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Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–Rohm Co., Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. have agreed in principle to start discussions on integrating their power semiconductor operations, the three Japanese firms said Friday. They intend to survive intensifying global competition by unifying their technologies

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday highlighted the need to closely monitor the economic impact of the conflict in the Middle East. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, while attention should be given to the effects

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–The Supreme Court on Friday backed a hunter seeking to cancel the revocation of his gun license that had been decided after he shot a bear at the request of a municipality in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan. The court

Osaka, March 27 (Jiji Press)–Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. rejected Friday management reform proposals by the top shareholder in the Osaka-based producer of health problem-causing supplements containing “beni koji” red fermented rice. At the day’s general shareholders meeting in the western Japan city, Hong

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–Atra, an investment firm linked to Japanese activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami, has proposed together with others to acquire Fuji Media Holdings Inc.’s real estate business for 350 billion yen, it was learned Friday. Fuji Media is currently considering

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., the parent of Shizuoka Bank, and Bank of Nagoya said Friday that they have reached a basic agreement to merge operations in April 2028. Shizuoka Financial will take full control of Bank of Nagoya

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–Iranian Ambassador to Japan Peyman Saadat urged Tokyo on Thursday to play a leading role in helping end the U.S.-Iran conflict. “Japan is a friend of Iran. We trust Japan,” Saadat told reporters after a meeting with a

Cernay-la-Ville, France, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Thursday agreed with his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, to enhance bilateral relations in a wide range of fields, including security and economic security. At a meeting in Cernay-la-Ville near Paris that

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–Foreign residents in Japan holding the country’s specified skilled worker status totaled a record 390,296 at the end of 2025, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday. Of the total, holders of the Type 2 status for highly skilled

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Aegis destroyer Chokai, currently deployed to the United States, has completed upgrades and crew training for launching U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Friday. The destroyer, based at the MSDF’s