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Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in South Korea on Thursday afternoon to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit scheduled for Friday and Saturday. On the sidelines of the APEC summit, Takaichi will hold her first summit

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will decide its proposal for economic measures, including those to address persisting inflation, by mid-November, the party’s policy leader said Thursday. “We can’t revive the LDP without responding to voices from those in

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided Thursday to keep its policy interest rate unchanged while raising its gross domestic product growth outlook for fiscal 2025. The BOJ kept the status quo for the sixth consecutive policy-setting meeting, as it

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Mobility Show 2025 opened at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center Thursday, showcasing new vehicles including concepts and fresh visions for future mobility, as well as so-called neo-classic cars and campers amid increasing attention on them.

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will decide its proposal for economic measures, including those to address persisting inflation, by mid-November, the party’s policy leader said Thursday. “We can’t revive the LDP without responding to voices from those in

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided Thursday to keep its policy interest rate unchanged while raising its gross domestic product growth outlook for fiscal 2025. At its two-day policy-setting meeting through the day, the BOJ’s Policy Board voted seven

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s newly developed HTV-X resupply vehicle arrived at the International Space Station in the small hours of Thursday Japan time. Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, 55, successfully caught the craft with a robotic arm around 12:58 a.m. and attached

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. has announced its plan to make Tokyo-based major information technology service provider SCSK Corp. a wholly owned subsidiary through a takeover bid valued at some 882 billion yen. Sumitomo already holds a 50.6

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Six Japanese ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to explore the possibility of scrapping the provisional gasoline tax surcharge by the end of this year, Itsunori Onodera, tax chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said. The

(The fourth paragraph should have read, “…after starting…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Honda Halts Production at Mexico Plant amid Chip Shortage Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. has halted vehicle production at a plant in Mexico due