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Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, a key long-term interest rate, briefly climbed to a new 30-year high of 3.115 pct on Friday. The yield on the latest 383rd issue of 10-year JGBs hit the highest level

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Tuesday to meet with people affected by a powerful earthquake in July, according to a plan approved by the government at a cabinet meeting Friday.

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref., Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–At 92, Kaori Kusakari shares her life with Purin, a 12-year-old male cat who has been by her side for years, at a rare elderly nursing home in Japan that allows pets to stay with their

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health care system is often held up abroad as a model of universal coverage. But universal does not mean uniform: patients undergoing the same expensive treatment can pay very different amounts themselves depending on which insurer they

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Spending related to “oshikatsu,” or activities to support “oshi” or one’s favorite idols, characters or celebrities, is growing in Japan despite a fall in the proportion of people who engage in such activities, an online survey has shown.

(Adnkronos) – S&P Global Ratings confirms the solidity of Webuild’s credit profile. The agency has concluded its annual review of the Group and confirmed the BB+ rating with a stable outlook. The judgment is based on the most recent performance data and

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Democratic Reform Party said Thursday that the new Japanese opposition party has started its activities with 18 member lawmakers who departed from the Centrist Reform Alliance. The 18, all House of Representatives lawmakers, are former members of

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Immigration Services Agency will boost cooperation with other government divisions to crack down on illegal foreign workers. Starting as early as October, agency officials will join land ministry inspections of demolition and construction sites. The land ministry

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Shin Ohashi won gold in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday, setting a new world record of 2:04.83. The17-year-old, who also won the men’s 100m breaststroke at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, said:

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–A project team of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party compiled on Thursday a draft proposal calling for the introduction of a permit system for the acquisitions of land near facilities deemed critical for national security. In the draft,