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Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp., a unit of Sony Group Corp., on Wednesday announced plans to establish a joint venture to promote labor-saving and unmanned operations in manufacturing using artificial intelligence. Through the new firm,

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The dollar traded at around 163 yen in Tokyo Wednesday, remaining at its highest levels in about 39 years against the Japanese currency. Traders bought dollars as a safe-haven asset amid concerns over the escalation in the conflict

(In an earlier version of this article, the name of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance was misspelled as “Central Reform Alliance.”) Japan Opposition Parties Reject Tax Cut Proposal Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties opposed the ruling bloc’s proposal that the

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday rejected China’s claim that Okinotorishima, a remote island under Tokyo’s jurisdiction, is a rock. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted firing drills within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the island

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, or parliament, began deliberations Wednesday on a bill to establish a secondary capital of the nation that would assume core government functions during major disasters. An outline of

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Central Social Insurance Medical Council, which advises the health minister, on Wednesday approved the application of public health insurance to RiHeart, a cardiac muscle cell sheet that uses induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells, effective on

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research team has found that some cicada species in urban areas called at night, while few such calls were recorded in greener areas without street lights. This suggests that some cicada species may be changing their

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese House of Councillors committee approved Wednesday a bill to ease requirements for appointing poll watchers under the law on national referendums for amending the Constitution. The bill to revise the law was backed by the ruling

Japan Chain Stores Association July 22 Yr/Yr Change Total 6,318,862 M. Yen Up 0.7 pct Foodstuffs 4,508,043 Up 1.5 Clothing 279,005 Down 5.5 Sundries 598,410 Up 4.9 Furniture and Interior Goods 340,312 Down 5.7 Home Electric Appliances 17,105 Up 11.0 Note: Year-on-year

Japan Chain Stores Association July 22 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,034,769 M. Yen Down 1.7 pct Foodstuffs 758,651 Down 0.4 Clothing 45,045 Down 11.5 Sundries 97,974 Down 0.1 Furniture and Interior Goods 50,083 Down 15.7 Home Electric Appliances 2,874 Up 3.7 Note: Year-on-year