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Tokyo, Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retailers are competing to offer low-priced goods as consumers continue to keep their purse strings tight amid inflation. While it is increasingly difficult for retailers to differentiate their goods from rivals’ in terms of prices due to

Tokyo, Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)–In his New Year’s message on Thursday, Japanese Emperor Naruhito reflected anew on the preciousness of Japan’s peace today. After recalling the tragedies of World War II last year, which marked the 80th anniversary of the war’s end,

(Adnkronos) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping is ready to maintain “close” contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin for “continuous new progress” in bilateral relations. The official Chinese agency Xinhua reports a New Year’s greeting message from Xi to Putin in which the

(Adnkronos) – Israel’s High Court of Justice has blocked with an interim order the investigation by the State Comptroller and Ombudsman, Matanyahu Englman, into internal responsibilities for the failure to protect against the bloody attacks of October 7, 2023, by Hamas.  

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese business delegation will postpone a planned visit to Beijing, the Japan-China Economic Association said Wednesday. Representatives from the association, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry were scheduled to

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–The proportion of households that received additional financial support on top of basic disaster relief for rebuilding homes damaged by the Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake stands at only about 30 pct in six municipalities in the

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–Yomeishu Seizo Co. has canceled preferential negotiation rights it granted to U.S. investment fund KKR to take the Japanese company private, according to the herbal health tonic maker. KKR had planned to launch a tender offer to acquire

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese business delegation will postpone a planned visit to Beijing, the Japan-China Economic Association said Wednesday. Representatives from the association, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry were scheduled to

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–Over 18,000 people are still living in temporary housing two years after a massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left about 700 people dead or unaccounted for. While infrastructure restoration

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has conveyed its concerns to China over its military exercises around Taiwan, Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said in a statement released Wednesday. “The recent military exercises conducted by the Chinese military around Taiwan