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Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in January fell 5.5 pct from the previous month, after a spike driven by large-scale orders the previous month, Cabinet Office data showed Thursday. The private-sector orders excluding those for ships and

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–The number of stalking cases handled by police in Japan in 2025 hit the highest level since the antistalking law took effect in 2000, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. The figure rose by 205 from the previous

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved two academics regarded as reflationists as new members of the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board. At the day’s plenary meeting, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, confirmed the

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged at a two-day Policy Board meeting that ended Thursday. The board voted eight to one to maintain the policy of guiding the unsecured overnight call rate, Japan’s

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark Dubai crude oil futures contract for August delivery on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, or TOCOM, briefly reached 90,000 yen per kiloliter Thursday, hitting the highest level since July 2008 on an intraday basis. Supply-related concerns rose

Hansalpur, India, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. is set to raise annual automobile production capacity at its plant in western India by 250,000 units to one million units with the addition of a new line now under construction. The company

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged Thursday. At its two-day policy-setting meeting through the day, the BOJ’s Policy Board voted eight to one to maintain the policy of guiding the unsecured overnight call

Washington, March 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in the United States on Wednesday night, ahead of her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump the following day. The prime minister flew to the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Base Andrews near

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gave up over 1,600 points briefly in Tokyo trading Thursday morning, following overnight falls in key U.S. stock indexes. At 10:13 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo

By Nobutoshi Kobayashi Commentary Writer Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Asked where she considers home, 32-year-old Juri Afuso paused for a moment. “Japan,” she said firmly. “That’s where I come back to.” Afuso was born and raised in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, to Brazilian