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Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has decided to allow same-sex couples to be treated as being in de facto marriages under a total of nine more laws and ordinances, including the disaster condolence grant law, it was learned Tuesday. The

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Senior officials of Japan’s ruling parties and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday affirmed a plan to resume discussions on introducing a refundable tax credit program after the Liberal Democratic Party forms a new

Osaka, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–A project team of opposition force Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) on Tuesday drew up an outline of planned legislation to establish a secondary capital that can substitute for Tokyo. The project “will be a key

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, said Tuesday that it has accepted the resignation of its chairman, Takeshi Niinami. After police began an investigation into allegations related to health supplements purchased by Niinami, he stepped

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Several policymakers of the Bank of Japan at its Sept. 18-19 policy-setting meeting urged the central bank to consider implementing its first interest rate hike since January, according to a summary of opinions at the latest meeting released

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Imperial House Economy Council on Tuesday decided that Princess Akiko, 43, will become head of the Mikasa family, a position that had been held by her late grandmother, Princess Yuriko, who passed away in November 2024.

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is expected to indict without arrest former lawmaker Akira Ishii for alleged fraud involving state-paid salaries of a secretary, sources said Tuesday. Ishii, a former lawmaker of the House of Councillors, the

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of four companies over their suspected bid-rigging for expressway cleanup contracts in violation of the antimonopoly law, Jiji Press learned. Among the four Japanese road maintenance companies are Subaru

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial production in August fell 1.2 pct from July, down for the second straight month, the industry ministry said in a preliminary report Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted production index for the manufacturing and mining sectors came to

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–A total of 3,024 food and beverage products from 195 major makers are set to undergo price hikes in Japan in October, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Tuesday. The figure is up 3.4 pct from a year earlier, marking