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Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–October will see price changes in products and services that are part of people’s daily lives in Japan, including a tax cut on beer and levy hikes on quasi-beer and heat-not-burn tobacco products. Households will likely feel an

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry is set to launch a study group to discuss raising damages for online defamation and other measures to address the growing problem of infringements of personal rights on social media, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita suggested

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–University of Tokyo professor Yuko Fujigaki, who has been elected the institution’s next president, on Tuesday expressed her commitment to lead the academic world both at home and abroad. “Leading academic research in Japan and the world is

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese volleyball player Rui Takahashi, who belongs to the Suntory Sunbirds Osaka team, came out as gay in a social media post on Tuesday. The 26-year-old noted that spending time with his younger brother, Japanese star Ran Takahashi,

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are expected to visit Iwate and Miyagi prefectures in late March to observe reconstruction efforts following the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Princess Aiko,

Beijing, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing on Tuesday, a day after the Japanese politician held talks with Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat. Iwaya was leading a delegation from Japan’s

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly fell over 1,100 points on Tuesday after the final trading day to secure end-of-September dividend rights. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section closed

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s labor ministry said in an annual report released Tuesday that so-called meta-skills, including logical thinking and problem-solving skills, are becoming essential for workers amid the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technology. In its 2026 white paper on

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s total population, including foreign residents, was 122,972,528 as of Oct. 1, 2025, shrinking by 3,173,571, or 2.5 pct, from five years earlier, census data released by the internal affairs ministry showed Tuesday. This was the third consecutive

Yokohama, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned in early September over a power harassment scandal, announced Tuesday that he will run as an independent in the Oct. 18 mayoral poll in the city south of Tokyo. At a