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Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will raise basic public pension benefits by 1.9 pct in fiscal 2026 from the previous year, the welfare ministry said Friday. Benefits under the “kosei nenkin” public pension program for corporate employees, paid on top

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Change from Prev Year Total 5,675,452 M. Yen Down 1.5 pct Clothing 1,505,820 Down 2.2 Personal Articles 937,494 Down 7.5 Sundry Goods 1,255,143 Up 2.2 Household Goods 187,225 Down 1.0 Foodstuffs 1,457,354 Down 0.4 Note: Year-on-year

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Change from Prev Year Total 1,680,607 M. Yen Down 2.9 pct Clothing 441,094 Down 2.0 Personal Articles 294,737 Down 9.1 Sundry Goods 417,674 Up 0.2 Household Goods 67,271 Down 0.1 Foodstuffs 375,323 Down 1.6 Note: Year-on-year

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 190,465 M. Yen Down 0.2 pct Clothing 46,790 Down 1.1 Personal Articles 29,394 Down 6.6 Sundry Goods 44,280 Up 4.4 Household Goods 6,329 Down 3.8 Foodstuffs 54,384 Down 0.0 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 654,272 M. Yen Down 1.1 pct Clothing 157,697 Down 4.5 Personal Articles 99,264 Down 4.3 Sundry Goods 133,677 Up 3.9 Household Goods 19,090 Down 3.8 Foodstuffs 207,943 Down 1.2 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has said that his party will question the newly formed Centrist Reform Alliance’s ability to govern during the campaign period for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. In

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry Friday certified the Institute of Science Tokyo as the second university eligible for receiving aid from a government-financed 10-trillion-yen fund aimed at supporting universities. The Institute of Science Tokyo is expected to receive over 10

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan dissolved its House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, at the start of an ordinary parliamentary session Friday. At a cabinet meeting later, the government decided to hold the Lower House general election on Feb.

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided Friday to keep its policy interest rate unchanged while raising its growth outlook for Japan’s gross domestic product in fiscal 2026, which starts in April. At its two-day policy-setting meeting through the day,

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Sanseito aims to boost the number of its House of Representatives seats by 10-fold in next month’s election for the all-important parliamentary chamber in Japan, in order to gain momentum to realize its policies, Sohei Kamiya, leader of