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29 Gennaio 2026

Retail Gold Prices Exceed 30,000 Yen per Gram for 1st Time

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Retail gold prices in Japan exceeded 30,000 yen per gram for the first time on Thursday, reflecting a rise in geopolitical risks. Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., a major precious metals seller based in Tokyo, set its tax-inclusive
29 Gennaio 2026

Canon to Promote Vice President Ogawa to Top Post

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese precision equipment firm Canon Inc. said Thursday that it will promote Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa to company president on March 27. The current president, Fujio Mitarai, will step down from the post while continuing to
29 Gennaio 2026

Japan Eyes Diamond Production Investment in U.S.

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan is eyeing artificial diamond production as the first project under its 550-billion-dollar package of loans and investments that will be made in the United States, it was learned Thursday. A power transmission and distribution project is also
29 Gennaio 2026

Takaichi Masks Unification Church’s Ticket Purchases: Magazine

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is suspected of concealing the Unification Church’s purchases of tickets for her fundraising parties, a weekly magazine reported Thursday. Organizations and people linked to the Unification Church are believed to have bought a
29 Gennaio 2026

INTERVIEW: Japan Gas Leader Says Hard to Give Up Russian LNG

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–It is difficult for Japan to give up Russian liquefied natural gas, despite stepped-up sanctions by the United States and Europe, Japan Gas Association leader Takashi Uchida has said. Securing alternative suppliers will not be easy since Russian