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Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday that it will propose the country dispatch minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz once a formal ceasefire is reached in the war in Iran. If mines continue to block free navigation

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called for allowing the terms of lawmakers to be extended for about a year under a proposed emergency clause as part of efforts to revise the Constitution. In intensive deliberations on

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Asian investment fund MBK Partners said Thursday it has been advised by Japan’s government to cancel its planned tender offer for Makino Milling Machine Co. under the country’s foreign exchange law. MBK Partners said it was informed by

Japan Chain Stores Association April 23 Change from Prev Year Total 12,852,835 M. Yen Up 2.1 pct Foodstuffs 9,050,711 Up 2.8 Clothing 584,327 Down 2.9 Sundries 1,166,861 Up 2.5 Furniture and Interior Goods 732,780 Down 3.1 Home Electric Appliances 33,257 Up 1.9

Japan Chain Stores Association April 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,091,394 M. Yen Down 1.7 pct Foodstuffs 761,834 Up 1.0 Clothing 48,539 Down 6.7 Sundries 103,633 Up 6.3 Furniture and Interior Goods 69,348 Down 7.4 Home Electric Appliances 2,696 Up 23.4 Note: Year-on-year

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police took action against 143 people over malicious practices involving “host clubs,” where male companions entertain women, in 2025, a decrease of 64 from the previous year, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The number of administrative

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to establish a national intelligence council designed to strengthen the government’s intelligence capabilities. At a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of the Diet, or parliament, the bill was

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police arrested or took other enforcement actions against 317 people for their suspected involvement in online gambling in 2025, highest on record since 2018, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. The annual total increased by 38 from

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s internal affairs ministry has asked a panel of experts to discuss whether the country should introduce age restrictions for social media use. In its draft proposals presented at a meeting Wednesday, the ministry also included a plan

New York, April 22 (Jiji Press)–A district attorney in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has indicted a Japanese researcher for adding chemicals to a co-worker’s water bottle, according to U.S. media reports. Makoto Kuroda, 41, a staff scientist at the Influenza Research