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Tokyo, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks and government bonds were heavily sold on Monday, amid growing speculation of an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the benchmark Nikkei 225 average slid 950.63 points, or

Tokyo, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi and Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai), the LDP’s coalition partner, met on Monday and agreed on the framework for a proposed

Tokyo, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Eight Japanese nationals stranded in Indonesia due to heavy rains are safe and in good health, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. They are staying in hotels with electricity, water and food, and will be evacuated

Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association Dec. 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 135,006 units Down 3.4 pct Passenger Cars 105,467 Down 2.5 Trucks 29,539 Down 6.2 -Brand- Suzuki 44,290 Down 9.1 Daihatsu 42,254 Up 8.0 Mitsubishi 7,039 Up 12.9 Subaru 1,080 Down

Japan Automobile Dealers Association Dec. 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 234,715 units Down 6.1 pct Over-2,000-c.c. Cars 132,488 Down 16.3 Smaller Cars 69,511 Up 8.4 Trucks 32,049 Up 19.9 Buses 667 Down 3.5 -Brand- Daihatsu 2,144 Up 44.1 Honda 26,322 Down 8.0 Lexus

Nagoya, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Monday that the central bank will make an appropriate decision on whether to raise interest rates at its next monetary policy meeting scheduled for Dec. 18-19. “The bank will examine and

Osaka, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–The 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has boosted earnings at major railroad operators in western Japan, with Osaka Metro Co. and Western Japan Railway Co., or JR West, set to pay special bonuses to their employees. Four out

Tokyo, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese nonfinancial firms’ combined ordinary profits in July-September grew 19.7 pct from a year before to 27,538.5 billion yen, a record high for the quarter, according to a quarterly survey report released by the Finance Ministry on Monday.

Tokyo, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Monday added a new feature to its Digi Police crime prevention app that blocks incoming calls from international numbers and those believed to have been used for special fraud. When the new feature

Nagoya, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Monday that the central bank will make an appropriate decision on whether to raise interest rates at its next monetary policy meeting scheduled for Dec. 18-19. “The bank will examine and