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Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–The upcoming extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, is set to run for 69 days from Oct. 5 until Dec. 12, it was learned Friday. Yoshihiko Isozaki, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet affairs chief in the

Japan Department Stores Association Sept. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 422,112 M. Yen Up 2.6 pct Clothing 98,184 Up 0.8 Personal Articles 71,618 Up 2.0 Sundry Goods 103,023 Up 6.4 Household Goods 14,672 Up 4.5 Foodstuffs 106,319 Up 2.1 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association Sept. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 125,021 M. Yen Up 5.7 pct Clothing 28,541 Up 5.8 Personal Articles 22,615 Up 1.1 Sundry Goods 34,610 Up 10.3 Household Goods 5,087 Up 3.3 Foodstuffs 27,107 Up 7.1 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Chain Stores Association Sept. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,114,850 M. Yen Up 0.2 pct Foodstuffs 824,400 Up 0.3 Clothing 40,727 Down 1.0 Sundries 104,302 Up 2.5 Furniture and Interior Goods 55,863 Down 2.5 Home Electric Appliances 2,629 Up 3.5 Note: Year-on-year

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Incoming Okinawa Governor Genta Koja has called on the Japanese government to resume the Okinawa Policy Council by year-end to discuss U.S. military base issues and economic development measures between the central and prefectural governments. He

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana said in a recent interview that the top focus of his agricultural policy will be ensuring appropriate prices for agricultural products. “With prices of production materials rising, it is difficult for farmers

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, a key long-term interest rate, briefly climbed to a new 30-year high of 3.115 pct on Friday. The yield on the latest 383rd issue of 10-year JGBs hit the highest level

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Tuesday to meet with people affected by a powerful earthquake in July, according to a plan approved by the government at a cabinet meeting Friday.

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref., Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–At 92, Kaori Kusakari shares her life with Purin, a 12-year-old male cat who has been by her side for years, at a rare elderly nursing home in Japan that allows pets to stay with their

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health care system is often held up abroad as a model of universal coverage. But universal does not mean uniform: patients undergoing the same expensive treatment can pay very different amounts themselves depending on which insurer they