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Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited on Sunday a special photo exhibition themed on Tokyo during World War II. On display at the exhibition at the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo’s Chiyoda

New York, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, posted for his potential move to U.S. Major League Baseball, has agreed to sign a two-year, 34-million-dollar contract with the Chicago White Sox, the team announced Sunday. The 25-year-old star from the Tokyo

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–A possible cut in the number of House of Representatives seats is unlikely to be implemented in time for the next election for the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, a Japanese ruling party official

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to move soon to the official residence of the prime minister in the Nagatacho district in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, she has said on X, formerly Twitter. “As ‘the person who manages

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, the country’s key long-term interest rate, rose to 2.060 pct in Tokyo interdealer bond trading Monday morning, reaching the highest level since February 1999. The yield on the newest 380th issue

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. has said that Joseph DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven Inc., the Japanese retail giant’s North American convenience store unit, is set to retire at the end of this month. Stanley Reynolds, president of 7-Eleven,

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–One week after two customers died in a fire in a private room at a luxury sauna facility in Tokyo’s Akasaka district, police are investigating the facility’s operator for possible professional negligence resulting in death. According to investigative

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–As the pursuit of sustainable economic growth becomes a pressing global challenge, ESG investment, an approach that incorporates nonfinancial elements such as environmental performance, social responsibility and corporate governance into investment decisions, has reached a critical juncture. Momentum

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. plans to promote Kazuya Oyama, 60, president of core subsidiary Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, to president of the parent holding company, it has been learned. Oyama is set to succeed Toru Takakura, 63,