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Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, passed a bill Friday to cut the consumption tax on food as a temporary measure to address soaring prices. The bill was approved at a plenary

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday held a meeting of the Okinawa Policy Council, a forum with the southernmost prefecture to discuss issues including U.S. military bases and economic development measures, for the first time in 13 years. Prime Minister

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost more than 4,300 points Friday morning as artificial intelligence-related shares were dumped amid concerns that AI regulations may be tightened in the United States. The index of 225 major issues

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost more than 4,100 points Friday morning as artificial intelligence-related shares came under heavy selling amid concerns over stricter regulations on AI in the United States. At 9:25 a.m., the index

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index rose 2.2 pct in September from a year earlier, marking its ninth consecutive monthly increase, labor ministry data showed Friday. The growth was driven not only by increases in base pay resulting from

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s new regulatory reform minister Hiroshi Nakatsuka has emphasized the need to swiftly spread self-driving technology and ride-hailing services. “I hope to accelerate the deployment of self-driving technology by removing various restrictions and collecting data,” he said in

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Thursday to continue cooperating with U.S. President Donald Trump, following the U.S. Republican Party’s heavy loss in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In talks with reporters at the prime minister’s office, Takaichi said that

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Paper Industries Co. is set to give up the resumption of paper pulp production at its plant heavily damaged by a massive earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in late July, it was learned Thursday. The

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday issued an order for assets held by Japan Tobacco Inc. in Russia to be placed under the temporary management of a Russian company. Putin signed a decree on the move the same

(Adnkronos) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly considering resigning and distancing himself from US President Donald Trump after the Republican defeat in the Midterm elections. The Independent writes this, citing its own sources and emphasizing that Rubio’s next step