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Tsu, Mie Pref., Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Mie prefectural government plans to create what it says will be Japan’s first ordinance with a penalty aimed at deterring customers from behaving abusively to workers. The ordinance would define customer abuse as excessive nuisances

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Tetsuo Saito, chief of its Komeito ally, failed to reach an agreement Tuesday on maintaining the two parties’ coalition and decided to continue discussions on the matter.

Sydney, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Australian resources minister Madeleine King has called for further Japanese investment in supply chains for critical minerals. At a Japan-Australia economic conference in Perth on Monday, King mentioned the increasing number of cases in which critical minerals and

Suita, Osaka Pref., Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Shimon Sakaguchi, 74, who has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared joy with his wife in a press conference at the University of Osaka in western Japan on Tuesday. “I’m really glad

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators fell 0.7 point in August from the previous month, down for two months in a row, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Tuesday. The coincident index, which reflects current

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and U.S. governments are preparing to hold a summit between their leaders on Oct. 28, during President Donald Trump’s anticipated visit to Japan late this month, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. If Sanae Takaichi, who was elected

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average hit an all-time closing high for the third consecutive trading day Tuesday, backed mainly by purchases of semiconductor and artificial intelligence names. The key index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime

(Adnkronos) – Moscow accuses Ukraine of dozens of drones intercepted for the second consecutive night. Russia claims to have shot down 184 drones, according to reports from the Ministry of Defense in Moscow and reported by Russian media. For the most part,

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi, who has been named this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, did not always enjoy smooth sailing during his research life dedicated to the human immune system that led to the

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese group of lawyers tackling “karoshi,” or overwork-related deaths, has protested new Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi’s remarks calling on the ruling party’s members to “work like workhorses” and declaring that she would “abandon the words