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Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court decided Thursday to play video clips of interrogations by a public prosecutor in the courtroom as part of an 11-million-yen damages lawsuit against the state. The lawsuit was filed by the head of a Tokyo-based

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito on Thursday agreed that it is desirable for the three opposition parties to establish a new political structure before an extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average lost more than 1,700 points Thursday, with major semiconductor-related components coming under heavy selling pressure. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section ended down 1,741.81

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party wants to prioritize the proposed revision of the Imperial House Law in parliamentary debates, Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday in an effort to normalize parliamentary affairs. The LDP is ready to accept a

Chicago, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Chicago Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki smashed his 100th home run of his U.S. Major League Baseball career on Wednesday, becoming the fourth Japanese player to achieve the mark. The milestone home run, which came during Wednesday’s game against

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry on Thursday set the coupon of the July issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds auctioned the same day at 2.7 pct, the highest level in 29 years and one month. The rate is up from

New York, July 1 (Jiji Press)–The combined number of new vehicles sold by six Japanese automakers in the United States was almost unchanged from a year before in the January-June period of 2026, industry data showed Wednesday. The total edged down 0.03

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese technology giant LY Corp., which operates messaging app Line, has said it officially proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., the operator of the Tabelog website featuring user-generated restaurant reviews. Under the legally binding offer, LY, whose operations also include

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it plans to add social media posts facilitating romance scams, other fraud and so-called dark part-time jobs to the category of illegal information. Such posts will be subject to deletion requests

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,700 points on Thursday morning. High-tech stocks came under selling pressure after semiconductor-related shares fell in the U.S. market overnight amid concerns that they had become overvalued. At 9:44