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Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in August fell 0.9 pct from the previous month, marking a decline for the second straight month, the Cabinet Office said Thursday. The private-sector orders excluding those for ships and equipment used

London, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–A five-day grand sumo tournament in London kicked off Wednesday at the Royal Albert Hall in the center of the British capital. Some 5,400 spectators gathered at the prestigious concert hall to watch bouts of wrestlers in the

By Adriana Reinecke Washington, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–International Monetary Fund executive Vitor Gaspar has recommended that Japan create longer-term fiscal plans amid increasing risks posed by interest rate rises. “After the pandemic, interest rates have been rising, debts have been rising, (and)

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government has unveiled plans to extend its Oedo subway line and add three new stations in the expanded section in the capital’s Nerima Ward. According to the plans released Wednesday, the Oedo Line will be

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–More than 10 lawmakers from six Japanese ruling and opposition parties met on Wednesday to form a study group to discuss ways to promote the use of digital technology in politics. The group aims to come up with

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The heads of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) are set to begin policy discussions Thursday afternoon, with in mind the possibility of forming a new governing coalition. The meeting

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Russia has notified Japan of a plan to conduct a shooting drill near Shikotan, one of the four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo, between last Friday and Nov. 1, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)– Four Chinese coast guard ships temporarily sailed in Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, the Japan Coast Guard has said. According to the JCG’s 11th Regional Coast Guard

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–An increasing number of securities companies are launching services involving security tokens, or digital securities issued with blockchain technology, in Japan. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. announced Oct. 9 a security token service, while major brokers, including

Washington, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that he expects the yen, which has been falling against the dollar amid Japanese political uncertainty, to settle at an appropriate level. “I think if the Bank of Japan follows proper