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Hiroshima, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–A criminal complaint has been submitted against Japanese internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s campaign treasurer for alleged bribing of campaign staff during the October 2024 House of Representatives election. The complaint was lodged Monday with the Hiroshima District

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–SBI Shinsei Bank said Monday that it plans to sell shares for 1,440-1,450 yen apiece when it goes public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange later this month. This means that the bank will have a market value of

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and ruling parties are planning to impose a uniform 20 pct tax rate on profits from crypto asset transactions, the same rate applied to stocks and other financial products, informed sources have said. The plan

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency on Tuesday announced details of the New Year’s greeting event to be held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2. Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other members of the Imperial Family will

Seoul, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung issued instructions at a cabinet meeting Tuesday to consider dissolution orders for religious organizations, referring to such an order by Japan against the Unification Church. While avoiding mentioning the Unification Church by name,

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated Tuesday that the government and the Bank of Japan share the view about the state of the domestic economy, an important factor for the central bank’s possible decision on an interest rate

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Tuesday that parliament will start deliberations on the government’s 18-trillon-yen supplementary budget plan on Monday. The parliamentary affairs chiefs from the two parties

New York, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, said Monday that he has sent another letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. The letter came after

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–A survey by a Japanese nonprofit organization has shown that 32.8 pct of needy young people are worried about how to get by during the upcoming year-end and New Year holiday season. Many respondents are seeking food supplies

Otsuki, Yamanashi Pref., Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved families and others mourned the nine victims of an expressway tunnel ceiling collapse in central Japan on Tuesday, the 13th anniversary of the disaster. Outside the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture,