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Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–An advisory panel to Japan’s prime minister will launch discussions as early as Jan. 19 on the roles of municipal governments and large cities, people familiar with the matter told Jiji Press. In June last year, a study

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday emphasized the importance of the United States’ role in the international community, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the country’s withdrawal from 66 international organizations including the U.N. Framework Convention

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Mizuho Bank said Thursday it will set its long-term prime lending rate for January at 2.75 pct, up from 2.60 pct at present and the highest level since 2.90 pct for February 1999. The new rate will take

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to enhance ties with partner countries amid China’s coercive behavior, as she is set to receive South Korean and Italian leaders next week. Her summit diplomacy for 2026 will go into full

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–New gas field development activity by China has been confirmed near the median line between Japan and China in the East China Sea, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a press conference Thursday. Tokyo lodged a

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese supermarket operator Aeon Co. is set to make drugstore chain Tsuruha Holdings Inc. a subsidiary next week following a tender offer that ended Tuesday. Aeon said Wednesday that it received sell offers for 50.11 pct of

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police plan to strengthen penalties for illegal transfers of bank accounts and regulate so-called remittance side jobs as part of their efforts to beef up crackdowns on money laundering involving scam proceeds. The measures were included in

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Koichi Hagiuda, executive acting secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has said that his party should prioritize expanding its coalition framework over dissolving the House of Representatives for a snap election. In an online show recorded Tuesday

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Asian black bear sightings in Japan from April to November 2025 totaled 47,038, marking the highest figure since comparable data became available in fiscal 2009, according to the Environment Ministry. The eight-month figure nearly doubled from the previous

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index fell 2.8 pct year on year in November 2025, marking the 11th straight month of decline as wage growth failed to outpace rising prices, government data showed Thursday. Nominal wages per worker, including