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Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The average price paid by wholesalers for rice harvested in Japan in 2025 hit a new record high of 37,058 yen per 60 kilograms of brown rice in October, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The average price in

Vientiane, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko, now on an official visit to Laos, paid a courtesy call on Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith at the presidential office in Vientiane, the capital of the Southeast Asian nation, on Tuesday. This was part of

Beijing, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–A visiting senior Japanese official strongly protested to a Chinese Foreign Ministry executive Tuesday over a controversial social media post by a Chinese diplomat regarding Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remark related to a potential Taiwan contingency.

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6 pct from a year earlier to 3,896,300, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Tuesday. The cumulative number of visitors

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday that he had “frank” talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in their first one-on-one meeting on the day. “We had a frank and good conversation about the economy, prices,

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling party executive Shunichi Suzuki has said he aims for the enactment during the current session of the Diet, or parliament, of a bill to set a framework for reducing House of Representatives seats. The bill should

Berlin, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–A promotional tasting event was held at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin on Monday, inviting some 150 local restaurants and other food industry professionals to sample various types of sake paired with Western cuisine. Dozens of types of

Vientiane, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko, currently on an official visit to Laos, on Tuesday visited the Pha That Luang golden stupa in the most prestigious Buddhist temple in Vientiane, the capital of the Southeast Asian nation. Dressed in Lao traditional

Beijing, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–A senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official strongly protested to a visiting Japanese diplomat on Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent parliamentary remark about a potential Taiwan contingency. Liu Jinsong, director-general of the ministry’s Department of Asian

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average slipped below 49,000 on Tuesday, while the key Japanese long-term interest rate hit the highest level in over 17 years. The Nikkei index ended down 1,620.93 points, or 3.22 pct, from Monday,