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Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Bank lending to Japan’s real estate sector remains at a record high, driven by rising property prices, especially in urban areas, which have prompted not only major banks but also regional lenders to expand their loan portfolios. According

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, believing that they were handlers who gave instructions to

Osaka, May 17 (Jiji Press)–Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Sunday that he intends to run in the next gubernatorial election in the western Japan prefecture on the condition that a referendum on the so-called Osaka metropolis plan be held before his current

Matsuyama, Ehime Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the 76th National Tree-Planting Festival in Matsuyama, the capital of the western Japan prefecture of Ehime, on Sunday. It was the first time the prefecture has hosted the event

Seoul, May 17 (Jiji Press)–A South Korean presidential office spokesperson said Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be welcomed with treatment equivalent to that for a state guest during her two-day visit to the country from Tuesday. Takaichi will hold

(The third paragraph should have read, “…country…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) (Update) Possible Handler Arrested in Tochigi Robbery-Murder Case Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a robbery-murder

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police on Sunday arrested a man in his 20s in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, believing that he was the handler who gave instructions to the

Tokyo, May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s opposition parties are set to grill Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over plans to compile a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget aimed at addressing rising crude oil prices and inflation amid continued turmoil in the Middle East, during a

Tokyo, May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s opposition parties are set to grill Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over plans to compile a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget aimed at addressing rising crude oil prices and inflation amid continued turmoil in the Middle East, during a

Tokyo, May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency plans to introduce a new food-labeling system that will enable consumers to scan quick response, or QR, codes on processed food packages to access detailed product information, including ingredients, on a webpage. After drawing