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Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called achieving economic growth her top priority in her policy address before parliament Monday, vowing efforts under her cabinet’s slogan of “decision, challenge and action.” In the speech given at the House of

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her government has strongly protested to the U.S. side over the arrest of a U.S. Marine in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on suspicion of murder and robbery. The government also

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is considering making a judgment that the country’s underlying inflation rate has reached around 2 pct, Jiji Press learned Monday. The central bank will express the view as early as in its quarterly Outlook

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began its sixth release of treated water for fiscal 2026 on Monday, its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., said. The release from the disaster-stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture,

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nippon Paint Holdings Co. said Monday it will acquire Dutch rival Akzo Nobel NV’s decorative paints business in Southeast Asia and Oceania for about 1.35 billion dollars. The acquisition, covering Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–An extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, convened on Monday, setting the stage for the first parliamentary debate since the cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last month. In the 222nd Diet session, scheduled to run

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Genta Koja said Monday he will travel to Tokyo this week to directly lodge a protest to the Japanese government following the arrest of a U.S. Marine in Okinawa on suspicion of murder and

Anamizu, Ishikawa Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kazuo Yana stressed his resolve to promote restoration in disaster-hit Ishikawa and Kumamoto prefectures during his visits to afflicted areas over the weekend. He inspected progress in the work to

Yokohama, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Seven people have filed their candidacies in the mayoral election of Yokohama, near Tokyo, including scandal-hit former Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, kicking off the two-week official campaign period from Sunday. The key is whether Yamanaka will be re-elected in

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged over 1,700 points Monday morning to retake 70,000 briefly for the first time on an intraday basis since July 6. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock