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Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that any cut in the consumption tax on food products and beverages would last only two years. “I want to make this clear. Two years after implementation, it will be restored,”

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested three people, including a man believed to be an executive of Cambodia-based Prince Group, one of the largest international fraud organizations in Asia, for allegedly submitting a false move-in notification, investigative sources said Monday.

Brussels, June 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Imperial couple’s stay at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon, a retreat of the Belgian royal family, as part of their trip to the European country reflects ties between the Imperial and royal families that span generations.

Brussels, June 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on an official visit to Belgium, had dinner with Belgian King Philippe and his family at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon, a retreat of the family, on Sunday. The other participants in

Fukushima, June 22 (Jiji Press)–A Fukushima Prefecture town in northeastern Japan eased entry restrictions Monday in some areas within the so-called difficult-to-return zone, heavily contaminated following the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The relaxed restrictions apply

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan would take “appropriate measures whenever necessary” in the foreign exchange market, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Monday, in a warning over the yen’s further depreciation against the dollar. Making the comment at a press conference after a

Chiba, June 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese sushi restaurant operator Choushimaru Co. plans to expand its U.S. joint venture business, its president, Ken Ishii, has said in a recent interview. During a test period through the end of fiscal 2027, the company plans to

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)–A growing number of Japanese railway operators are introducing artificial intelligence-based systems to help prevent accidents involving trains at level crossings. The technology can automatically detect and report abnormalities, such as stalled vehicles or people trapped on the

Tokyo, June 21 (Jiji Press)–While geopolitical risks surrounding the Middle East have eased for now following the U.S.-Iran agreement on a memorandum to end their hostilities, the impact on prices in Japan from crude oil and naphtha the country procured at elevated

Sapporo, June 21 (Jiji Press)–Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Sunday expressed a negative view on extending the current session of the Diet, the country’s parliament, now set to end on July 17. Speaking at a convention of