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Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–A surge in cocoa bean prices and consumer inflation in Japan are having an impact on 67.5 pct of women who buy chocolates for Valentine’s Day gifts, a survey showed Thursday. High prices of cocoa beans, the basic

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Takeshi Shina and Junya Ogawa, former members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Thursday filed their candidacies for Friday’s leadership election of the Centrist Reform Alliance, which was formed last month by the CDP and Komeito.

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will provide financial assistance to projects involving multiple prefectures aimed at promoting industry and tourism to fuel regional economic growth. Seven regions had been working on such cooperation projects as of Feb. 5. A project

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–The number of crime cases recognized in Japan in 2025 rose 4.9 pct from the previous year to 774,142, up for the fourth straight year, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The number exceeded that in 2019, the

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday that its sales of beer and quasi-beer products in January fell 11 pct in value from a year before, as the company has been reducing shipments following a cyberattack on its parent company

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police sent papers on two members of Third Senior High School of Nihon University’s baseball team to prosecutors including for allegedly making a female student send an obscene video, investigative sources said Thursday. The video is believed

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Producer prices in Japan rose 2.3 pct in January from a year earlier due mainly to higher rice and copper prices, but the pace of increase slowed from a 2.4 pct gain in the previous month, the Bank

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average hit a new record intraday high above 58,000 on Thursday morning, with semiconductor issues drawing purchases on the back of their U.S. peers’ overnight rises. At 9:48 a.m., the Nikkei index of

Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will begin sales of its first locally produced electric vehicle in the United States. A new EV model of the Highlander, a large SUV, is scheduled for release in the North

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police are planning to send papers on two members of Third Senior High School of Nihon University’s baseball team to prosecutors on charges including making a female student send obscene images, investigative sources said Thursday. Of the