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Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly tumbled more than 2,200 points on Thursday as semiconductor-related issues took a beating. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section finished the day at

Osaka, July 16 (Jiji Press)–An increasing number of Japanese professional baseball teams and players are launching fundraising campaigns to support people affected by last month’s major earthquakes in Venezuela. The Orix Buffaloes, whose roster includes Venezuelan pitchers Anderson Espinoza and Andres Machado,

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Only 11.1 pct of respondents support the possible merger of three major opposition parties in Japan, a Jiji Press monthly opinion poll showed Thursday. The proportion of respondents who said the three opposition parties–the Centrist Reform Alliance, the

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–The majority of respondents to a Jiji Press poll held this month have expressed support for the Japanese government’s plan to sharply raise fees for residence procedures for foreign nationals. Support stood at 56.0 pct, far exceeding the

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet fell by 5.3 percentage points from the previous month to 49.0 pct in July, standing below 50 pct for the first time since she took office in October last

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s suprapartisan National Council on Social Security at a working-level meeting Thursday agreed to introduce a new benefit program for low- and middle-income earners in fiscal 2029. The council, however, postponed a decision on a proposed consumption tax

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, died on Saturday at the age of 86, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to which he belonged, announced Thursday. Tonegawa, from the central Japan city

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet fell by 5.3 percentage points from the previous month to 49.0 pct in July, standing below 50 pct for the first time since she took office in October last

Tottori, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Prefectural governors from across Japan started a two-day annual meeting in the western city of Tottori on Thursday, planning to work out a set of proposals to the central government. The proposals will cover issues surrounding regional communities,

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese education ministry on Thursday released results from this fiscal year’s national achievement test, highlighting persistent weaknesses in proportional reasoning among elementary school students and reading comprehension among junior high school students. The annual national assessment of