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Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Improper DNA analyses conducted by a former Saga prefectural police member have had no adverse impact on investigations by the police in southwestern Japan, the National Police Agency said in an interim report on Thursday. According to the

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter, effective Dec. 31. The legislation is expected to be passed into law at a

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government said on Wednesday that it plans to shift its accommodation tax from fixed amounts to a fixed rate of 3 pct of fees in fiscal 2027. The shift is designed to align the tax

Washington, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump has advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to temper the tone after she angered China over Taiwan, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. During their recent telephone talks, Trump advised Takaichi not to provoke

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan is considering tightening re-entry screening for foreign nationals who have failed to pay medical bills worth 10,000 yen or more in the country, lower than the current threshold of 200,000 yen. The tightening, designed to prevent nonpayment

(The last paragraph should have read,”…people who could not visit the Expo…” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Yamada to Sell ” Human Washing Machine” Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Home electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co. has said it will sell

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that unrealized losses on its holdings of Japanese government bonds widened to a record 32,825.8 billion yen at the end of September. The latent losses expanded from 28,624.6 billion yen six months

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in August brought into sharp focus the steep decline in the number of people with firsthand experience of the war. For the first time, more than half of

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Supermarket sales in Japan rose 2.0 pct in October from a year earlier on a same-store basis, marking the eighth consecutive month of increase, according to industry data. Sales increased after manufacturers raised product prices, although the number

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Sales of cultivated feminized eels are beginning to spread in Japan, as the Aichi Fisheries Research Institute in central Japan and others have successfully developed a method to feminize eels. While over 90 pct of glass eels under