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Japan Automobile Dealers Association Sept. 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 203,664 units Up 9.1 pct Over-2,000-c.c. Cars 113,435 Up 7.0 Smaller Cars 59,404 Up 10.4 Trucks 29,591 Up 13.4 Buses 1,234 Up 92.5 -Brand- Daihatsu 2,170 Up 36.2 Honda 20,736 Down 1.4 Lexus

Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association Sept. 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 103,710 units Down 9.5 pct Passenger Cars 80,069 Down 10.5 Trucks 23,641 Down 6.0 -Brand- Suzuki 37,429 Down 5.6 Daihatsu 27,475 Down 19.9 Mitsubishi 4,487 Up 6.5 Subaru 787 Down

Asheville, North Carolina, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies began two-day talks in Asheville in the U.S. state of North Carolina on Monday. On the first day, participants mainly discussed

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent 10-year Japanese government bond issue, a key long-term interest rate, rose to a 30-year high of 3.0 pct temporarily in Tokyo interdealer trading Tuesday. The yield on the 383rd 10-year JGB issue

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved family members and others remembered victims of a fire in the busy Kabukicho district of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward that claimed 44 lives 25 years ago. Those bereaved were seen laying flowers Monday night at the site where

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has called on Nepal to do its utmost to locate and rescue five Japanese nationals who remain unaccounted for following flash floods that hit areas near the country’s border with China last week.

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent 10-year Japanese government bond issue, a key long-term interest rate, rose to a 30-year high of 2.99 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Tuesday. The yield on the 383rd 10-year JGB issue hit

Osaka, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–A hairstyle revolution appears to be brewing in high school judo clubs across Japan, with some athletes trading their traditional buzz cuts for longer styles trimmed at beauty salons. The initiative is part of the Extracurricular Club Activity

Asheville, North Carolina, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he believes the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan will take measures to prop up the yen. “It’s my belief that the Japanese government and that the

Asheville, North Carolina, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs in Asheville, North Carolina, informed sources said