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Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Yoji Muto on Tuesday emphasized the importance of liquefied natural gas imports from Russia for Japan. LNG from Russia “plays an extremely important role in Japan’s energy security,” Muto told a press conference. His remarks

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 special wards in April-September hit a record high of 133.09 million yen, Real Estate Economic Institute Co. said Tuesday. The figure in

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost steam after nearing uncharted territory above 50,000 on Tuesday. The Nikkei average notched a record intraday high of 49,945.95 at 11:22 a.m. ahead of the election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s

Warsaw, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Shiori Kuwahara has won fourth prize in the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, the contest organizers announced Tuesday. The 30-year-old Kuwahara’s achievement marks the second consecutive time a Japanese-born pianist has won a prize

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, or Japan’s parliament, on Tuesday nominated Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as prime minister to succeed Shigeru Ishiba. Takaichi became the first Japanese woman to serve as the country’s prime minister. She

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Diet, or parliament, on Tuesday nominated Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as new prime minister to succeed Shigeru Ishiba. The House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, and the House

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, or parliament, elected Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as new prime minister to succeed Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday. She garnered 237 votes in

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to launch her cabinet Tuesday evening after being elected new prime minister by the Diet, the country’s parliament, the same day. Takaichi is almost certain to win

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan should encourage the United Nations to establish quasi-permanent Security Council membership and pursue the position, former senior U.N. official Kiyotaka Akasaka has said. “Quasi-permanent seats allowing consecutive re-elections should be established, and Japan should secure one,” Akasaka,

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, the country’s largest business lobby known as Keidanren, will propose reforms of the World Trade Organization, including revising the WTO’s decision-making process, Keidanren Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui has said. Tsutsui will visit Geneva from Tuesday