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Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to invite Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a state guest in late May, government officials said Wednesday. Marcos is expected to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and attend a banquet

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Four Japanese crew members of Japan-related vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf due to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz have gone ashore, the Japanese transport ministry said Wednesday. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, the

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–A nationwide survey by the health ministry showed Wednesday that about 23 pct of some 13,000 sauna facilities across Japan do not have emergency buttons. In a notice dated Tuesday, the ministry asked local governments to strengthen their

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, during the Shinto shrine’s three-day spring festival that started the previous day. It is the first time that a member of Prime Minister Sanae

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan logged a trade surplus of 667 billion yen in March, up a sharp 25.9 pct from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday. The country saw a positive goods trade balance for

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Finance kept its economic assessments unchanged for all of the country’s 11 regions in a quarterly report released Wednesday amid brisk private consumption and production activity. The ministry kept its overall assessment of the Japanese

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–The average budget for this year’s Golden Week holiday period in Japan stands at 27,660 yen, down 5.4 pct from a year earlier, according to a survey by research company Intage Inc. The fall in the budget for

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–All Nippon Airways is considering introducing fuel surcharges for domestic flights in fiscal 2027, it was learned Wednesday. Aviation fuel prices are surging amid escalating turmoil in the Middle East, making it increasingly difficult for the airline to

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People has decided to vote for a bill to establish a national intelligence council, making it likely to clear parliament during the current session ending in July. The DPFP decision on

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average notched a record intraday high on Wednesday morning thanks to rising technology issues. The index of 225 issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime top-tier section finished the morning at 59,653.56,