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Washington, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that Washington will help Japan stabilize the yen, and that he believes the Bank of Japan will take necessary measures, including a possible interest rate hike. “I’m not going to prejudge

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average on Wednesday briefly firmed more than 2,200 points to retake 66,000 during trading hours for the first time in nearly two weeks. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)–Experts have called on the Japanese government to consider countermeasures against economic coercion, apparently having China in mind. At Tuesday’s meeting of an expert panel on the government’s plan to update its three key security-related documents by year-end,

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index rose 1.6 pct year on year in June, up for six months in a row, thanks to higher wages and slower growth in prices, labor ministry data showed Wednesday. Nominal wages per worker,

Kumamoto, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)–Chipmaking plants in Kumamoto Prefecture are gradually restarting operations following their suspensions caused by the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture late last month. Production is expected to return to the levels before the quake by

(Adnkronos) – IDF soldiers, led by Shin Bet, launched an operation in the Nablus area, West Bank, and during the operation, arrested a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant, “who was operating to promote terrorist activities.” Tsahal reported this in a Telegram post. The

(Adnkronos) – A man about 75 years old was seriously injured after being stabbed in Tel Aviv. ‘The Times of Israel’ reports, citing rescue services. The man was transported to Sourasky Medical Center to receive necessary treatment. Police have not yet released

(Adnkronos) – The death toll in Israel’s war against Gaza, from October 7, 2023 onwards, has risen to 73,377 dead and 174,230 injured. This is according to data released by the Gaza Ministry of Health. Two Palestinians were killed and 10 injured

(Adnkronos) – Hundreds of firefighters are engaged in the southeastern part of the Netherlands to combat a forest fire that spread overnight to cover 100 hectares of territory. The fire broke out around noon yesterday in a nature reserve near the village

Kumamoto, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–More than 7,500 people remained at evacuation shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture as of Tuesday, a week after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that damaged over 13,000 residential buildings in the southwestern Japan prefecture. Daytime temperatures exceed 35 degrees Celsius in