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Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–Prices of rice sold from March 23 through Sunday in Japan averaged 3,935 yen per 5 kilograms, down 43 yen from the previous week, marking a seventh straight weekly decline, the agriculture ministry said Friday. The average price

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks are expected to remain sensitive to news about the situation involving Iran next week, while equity indexes are likely to be also swayed by developments related to artificial intelligence and semiconductors. This week, the benchmark Nikkei

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s fiscal 2026 budget is expected to be enacted as early as Tuesday as the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, is now likely to pass it. The ruling Liberal

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will invest 10 billion dollars in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to beef up the country’s artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure capacity so important data can be kept under domestic management. With its

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will use an artificial intelligence system to help draft answers to parliamentary questions to reduce the burden on government officials, digital transformation minister Hisashi Matsumoto said Friday. “The government will take the lead and use

(The first paragraph should have read, “…to a 6.63 pct pay increase…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) UA Zensen Unions Agree 6.63 Pct Pay Hike for Part-Timers Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–Member unions of UA Zensen have agreed to

(Adnkronos) – A train derails in Russia. In the Ulyanovsk region, 900 kilometers from Moscow, 22 people were reportedly injured in the derailment of a train, as announced by local authorities, who also stated that there were no fatalities in the incident. 

Hiroshima, April 3 (Jiji Press)–The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which documents the world’s first atomic bombing in the western Japan city of Hiroshima in August 1945, attracted 2,580,926 visitors in fiscal 2025, hitting a record high for the third straight year, its

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will invest 10 billion dollars in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to beef up artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure capacity in the country and reinforce cybersecurity cooperation with the government. For the capacity

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–The average value of assets of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her 18 ministers stood at 65.91 million yen as of Feb. 18, the government said Friday. The average for assets held by the ministers and their