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Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito conferred Grand Cordon honors on 14 recipients, including four foreigners, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. The conferment ceremony was held in the “Matsu-no-Ma” hall of the palace. Recipients of the Grand Cordon

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday instructed her government to implement cybersecurity measures as soon as possible amid improving artificial intelligence capabilities. Takaichi gave the instruction at an informal meeting of cabinet members, in response to rising

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed cooperation regarding foreign exchange market developments at their meeting in Tokyo the same day. “We shared the view that Japan and the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Commission fees paid by local governments to intermediary website operators for Japan’s “furusato nozei” hometown tax donation program reached 11.5 pct of the donated amount in fiscal 2024, an internal affairs ministry survey showed Tuesday. The ministry plans

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese household spending fell 2.9 pct in March from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, as consumers cut food spending amid inflation concerns linked to the war in Iran, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday. The average

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan policymaker at the latest monetary policy meeting said that it would be possible for the central bank to raise its policy interest rate as early as its next policy-setting meeting in June, according to

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly rose to as high as 2.545 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Tuesday morning. The reading was the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make official visits to the Netherlands and Belgium as state guests from June 13 to 26. The schedule was decided at a cabinet meeting Tuesday. The Japanese Imperial Family has long-established

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is moving forward with efforts to strengthen its intelligence capabilities, a centerpiece of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policy agenda. As a first step, the government plans to establish a national intelligence bureau as early as

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make official visits to the Netherlands and Belgium as state guests from June 13 to 26. The schedule was decided at a cabinet meeting Tuesday. The Japanese Imperial Family has long-established