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Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s average ratio of effective job openings to seekers in 2025 fell 0.03 point from the previous year to 1.22, declining for the second straight year, the labor ministry said Friday. The drop came as many companies moved

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–A group of Japanese and Chinese people were robbed of an estimated 423 million yen in Tokyo on Thursday night, quickly followed by an assault on a different group also carrying a lot of cash. Both groups said

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of October 2025 jumped 11.7 pct from a year before to 2,571,037, hitting a record high for 13 years in a row amid the country’s labor shortages,

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers across Japan in fiscal 2024 came to 223,691, falling by 1,818 cases, or 0.8 pct, from the previous year, the government said Friday. “The situation remains unchanged,

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–The number of food and beverage price hikes in Japan will drop nearly 60 pct from a year earlier next month, showing a sign of food inflation calming down, a private research firm survey showed Friday. The country’s

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial production in December 2025 edged down 0.1 pct from the previous month, as output of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and some other goods decreased, the industry ministry said Friday. The production index for the manufacturing and mining

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–Inflation in central Tokyo slowed to 2 pct year-on-year in January from 2.3 pct in the previous month, hitting the lowest level since October 2024, mainly due to a smaller rise in food prices excluding perishables, Japanese government

Washington, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. Treasury Department removed its call for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in a semiannual report released Thursday. In the previous report, released in June last year, the department said, “BOJ policy tightening should

Washington, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. Treasury Department removed its call for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in a semiannual report released Thursday. In the previous report, released in June last year, the department said, “BOJ policy tightening should

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on diplomacy and security are causing repercussions ahead of the Feb. 8 general election in the country. In a television debate on Monday, Takaichi mentioned a Taiwan contingency once again. “If something