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Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of Persol Tempstaff Co., Recruit Staffing Co. and three other companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to raise staffing service fees, Jiji Press learned. According to informed sources,

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government needs to clarify the purpose of its strategic investment that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is promoting, Reiko Akiike, co-chair of Boston Consulting Group Japan, said in a recent interview. Akiike said she has strong expectations

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese authorities stand ready to respond appropriately as needed to volatile foreign exchange market moves, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday. At a news conference after a cabinet meeting, Katayama expressed a view that the yen’s exchange rates

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Tuesday began removing nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool of the No. 2 reactor at its tsunami-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. The work is considered

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will hold a ceremony on Nov. 22 to mark the completion of restoration for Shuri Castle’s main hall in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa that was burned down in 2019, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will visit Japan from Monday through June 10 to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Tuesday. The two countries “have built close relationships in

Cairo, June 1 (Jiji Press)–Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that his country would work to ensure smooth passage of Japanese vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported Monday. According to the report, the president

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–China conducted about 170 takeoffs and landings of fighter jets and helicopters over three days to Thursday on its navy aircraft carrier Liaoning, which was operating in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry’s

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)–With Japanese sandfish known as “hatahata” experiencing poor catches due to rising sea temperatures, fishery industry members in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita are urging a fishing ban. Hatahata has long been a key part of Akita’s

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian negotiating team has interrupted the exchange of messages with the United States through mediators following the escalation of Israeli attacks against Lebanon. This was reported by the Tasnim agency, according to which the situation in Lebanon represents an