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Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, adopted a basic vision for next year’s “shunto” annual spring wage negotiations at a central executive committee meeting on Thursday, including a basic pay increase target of “at least 5 pct”

Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese women’s gymnastics team won an all-around bronze medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Wednesday, marking the Asian country’s first podium finish for the event in 60 years. The five-member team

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Expectations among women for Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have turned into disappointment over the past year, Shin Ki-young, a professor at the Institute for Gender Studies at Ochanomizu University in Tokyo, said in a recent

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gave up over 1,700 points on Thursday, closing below 63,000 for the first time since July 30 amid selling of artificial intelligence-related issues. The index of 225 major issues listed on the

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Companies and organizations in Japan have scrambled to take precautionary measures after critical vulnerabilities were detected in the PHP programming language. Financial institutions temporarily suspended their services on Thursday as a precaution. Japanese megabank MUFG Bank said on

Sao Paulo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori is scheduled to visit Japan on Nov. 19-20, the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese philanthropic group, said Wednesday. The visit will mark Fujimori’s first trip to Japan since she took office in July. She

New York, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Russia detained a Japanese reporter as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “game of intimidation and hostage-taking,” The Wall Street Journal said in an editorial in its Wednesday edition. Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, last week

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has not received any reports of damage caused by critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. Kihara said the government will continue to issue warnings about the problem.

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will cut its subsidies for the purchase of eco-friendly vehicles, including electric and fuel-cell vehicles, to 60-80 pct of their current levels next year, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The reduced subsidies will apply to

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Kanagawa prefectural police in eastern Japan are believed to have inappropriately used information from expired driver’s licenses collected from citizens at the time of renewal for over 30 years, according to the National Police Agency. Improper use