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Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average tumbled on Friday amid rising interest rates in Japan and the United States. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section closed at 61,409.29, down

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday presented a draft outline of a bill that calls for punishing not only public vandalism of the Japanese national flag but also the posting on social media of videos and images

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering compiling a supplementary budget to cover additional costs, as it is mulling providing electricity and city gas subsidies in July-September and keeping gasoline subsidies in place, government and ruling party officials said Friday.

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved a bill Friday to ban in principle public prosecutors’ appeals against court orders granting retrials. If the amendment bill to the criminal procedure law, set for immediate submission by the

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 15 (Jiji Press)–Police arrested a 16-year-old boy on Thursday for allegedly murdering a woman after breaking into a house in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. Whether the suspect, a resident of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, also eastern Japan, admitted

(The third paragraph from the bottom should have read, “…to over 1,000 points,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) (Update) 10-Year JGB Yield Hits Fresh 29-Year High of 2.73 Pct Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s producer prices in April increased 4.9 pct from a year earlier, the biggest rise since May 2023, amid the Middle East tensions, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. The producer price index, which measures the cost of

New York, May 14 (Jiji Press)–United Airlines said Thursday that it will open two new routes linking the U.S. cities of Chicago and San Francisco with Japan later this year. With the new routes, the U.S. airline aims to capture demand from

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds hit a fresh 29-year high of 2.7 pct in interdealer bond trading in Tokyo on Friday morning. The key Japanese long-term interest rate rose to the

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry plans to start requiring individuals in March 2027 to bear additional costs out of pocket for OTC-equivalent prescription drugs, which are similar to over-the-counter nonprescription medicines in terms of active ingredients and effects. Under the