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Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling bloc on Monday proposed holding a question-and-answer session at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on March 13 to wrap up the chamber’s discussions on the government’s draft fiscal 2026 budget. The coalition of the ruling

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that it has evacuated five Japanese nationals from Israel to Jordan following the latest U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. According to Japan’s Foreign Ministry, about 1,000 Japanese nationals are in Israel. Of them, five

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is expected to continue raising its policy rate even if the country’s inflation rate temporarily falls below the central bank’s 2 pct target, BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino suggested Monday. The country’s underlying inflation,

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese companies are taking steps in response to the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. Club Tourism International Inc., a subsidiary of KNT-CT Holdings Co., has canceled all tours that were scheduled to leave Japan between Saturday and Monday

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday urged Iran to seek “a diplomatic solution, including through negotiations,” following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks. She stopped short of expressing her views, however, on the U.S.

Nagoya, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. and others said Monday that they will raise their tender offer price for Toyota Industries Corp., the original company of the Toyota group, to 20,600 yen per share from 18,800 yen. The total acquisition cost

Otsu, Shiga Pref., March 2 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Monday gave an indefinite prison term to a 36-year-old man, in line with public prosecutors’ demand, for murdering a volunteer probation officer in charge of him in Otsu in the western prefecture

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Naoe Yakiya, director of UN Women’s Japan office, has underlined the importance of ensuring greater diversity among media and advertising professionals to break down gender stereotypes. “Advertising has the power to change social norms,” Yakiya, 52, said in

Iitate, Fukushima Pref., March 2 (Jiji Press)–For three days from Dec. 4 last year, thousands of residents and visitors had fun at a Shinto shrine festival held in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called again on the opposition Democratic Party for the People to participate in a new national council discussing a proposed consumption tax cut and an envisaged refundable tax credit system. At