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Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday that the country has completed the delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, surface-to-air guided missiles to the United States. The missiles, held by the Air Self-Defense Force, were exported

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average climbed more than 2,000 points at one point Thursday, as a wave of buying swept through semiconductor and artificial intelligence-related shares following the overnight release of strong earnings from U.S. chip giant

Luang Prabang, Laos, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko visited Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos, on a day trip Thursday during her official visit to the Southeast Asian country. Dressed in traditional Lao clothing, the only child of Emperor Naruhito

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Use of nail salons by men has been gradually spreading in Japan in recent years, reflecting their growing consciousness about taking care of their looks. Takako Sakashita opened what she said is the country’s first-ever men-only nail salon

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass on Thursday condemned China’s effective suspension of imports of Japanese fishery products. “Coercion is a hard habit to break for Beijing,” Glass said in a post on X. “But just as the

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers Thursday voiced the need to tighten regulations on social media platform businesses in the first deliberation at the House of Representatives’ Commission on the Constitution held during the current parliamentary session. In the

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to set the size of its upcoming comprehensive economic package, including large-scale tax reductions, at 21.3 trillion yen, it was learned Thursday. The government will adopt the package at a cabinet meeting as early

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates to avoid future distortions as rates are currently significantly low, BOJ policymaker Junko Koeda said on Thursday. The central bank “needs to proceed with interest rate normalization” from significantly low

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Improper management of confidential documents related to antiterrorism measures has been found at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, it was learned Thursday. The Nuclear Regulation Authority held a closed meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–China and Russia have been deepening military cooperation over Taiwan and the East and South China seas, a Japanese government think tank said Thursday. In an annual report on China’s military activities, the National Institute for Defense Studies,