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Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Consumer sentiment in Japan deteriorated in September for the first time in five months, as higher food prices heightened consumer caution, a Cabinet Office survey showed Monday. The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index, which measures sentiment among households

Narita, Chiba Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The operator of Narita International Airport plans to apply to the transport minister as early as this year for approval under the land expropriation law to expand the airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, it

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Rapidus Corp. said Monday it will collaborate with 17 semiconductor design-related companies in and outside the country to strengthen support ranging from advanced-chip designing to manufacturing. The partners include Japanese companies such as Toshiba Information Systems (Japan)

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is considering making a judgment that the country’s underlying inflation rate has reached around 2 pct, Jiji Press learned Monday. The central bank will express the view as early as Oct. 30 in its

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly surpassed 70,000 during trading hours Monday for the first time since July 6. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section closed just shy of

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called achieving economic growth her top priority in her policy address before parliament Monday, vowing efforts under her cabinet’s slogan of “decision, challenge and action.” In the speech given at the House of

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her government has strongly protested to the U.S. side over the arrest of a U.S. Marine in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on suspicion of murder and robbery. The government also

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is considering making a judgment that the country’s underlying inflation rate has reached around 2 pct, Jiji Press learned Monday. The central bank will express the view as early as in its quarterly Outlook

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began its sixth release of treated water for fiscal 2026 on Monday, its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., said. The release from the disaster-stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture,

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nippon Paint Holdings Co. said Monday it will acquire Dutch rival Akzo Nobel NV’s decorative paints business in Southeast Asia and Oceania for about 1.35 billion dollars. The acquisition, covering Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and