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Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan in March fell an estimated 29 pct from a year earlier in volume terms, according to data released by four major brewers Friday. The slump came after a year-before rise

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency has decided to conduct an on-site inspection of Prudential Holdings of Japan Inc., the parent of scandal-tainted Prudential Life Insurance Co., it was learned Friday. The industry watchdog will examine the responsibility of the

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has downgraded China’s diplomatic significance amid worsening Tokyo-Beijing ties following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “Taiwan contingency” remarks last November. The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday, calls China “an important neighboring country,”

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. said Friday that it will release a new compact electric vehicle model, the Super-ONE, in Japan in late May. The Super-ONE weighs 1,090 kilograms, “one of the lightest in its class among all passenger EVs

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan needs to keep the option of nuclear possession in mind as one possible scenario to strengthen its defense capabilities, Sohei Kamiya, leader of the opposition Sanseito party, said Thursday. He also indicated that it is not a

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to introduce a permit system for scrap yard operations in a bid to tighten regulations in response to a series of troubles due to improper storage, including fires and noise pollution.

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday adopted a support program for the so-called employment ice age generation, planning to implement assistance measures intensively over three years through fiscal 2028. The program focuses on improving working conditions and securing housing in

Nagoya, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Aichi prefectural government is stepping up demonstration tests aimed at launching Japan’s first commercially operated autonomous bus service on an expressway. In fiscal 2025, which ended in March, the central Japan prefecture repeatedly carried out Level 2

Akita, April 10 (Jiji Press)–A study is planned to analyze the impact of bear appearances on the daily lives and mental health of elderly residents in Akita Prefecture, which had the largest number of bear attack victims in Japan in fiscal 2025.

Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki on Thursday visited Matchamon, a cafe in Tokyo that serves matcha-based drinks, exchanging views with executives of its operator about overseas expansion and impacts on tea production from the ongoing Middle East crisis.