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Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Imperial House Economy Council on Tuesday decided that Princess Akiko, 43, will become head of the Mikasa family, a position that had been held by her late grandmother, Princess Yuriko, who passed away in November 2024.

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is expected to indict without arrest former lawmaker Akira Ishii for alleged fraud involving state-paid salaries of a secretary, sources said Tuesday. Ishii, a former lawmaker of the House of Councillors, the

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of four companies over their suspected bid-rigging for expressway cleanup contracts in violation of the antimonopoly law, Jiji Press learned. Among the four Japanese road maintenance companies are Subaru

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial production in August fell 1.2 pct from July, down for the second straight month, the industry ministry said in a preliminary report Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted production index for the manufacturing and mining sectors came to

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–A total of 3,024 food and beverage products from 195 major makers are set to undergo price hikes in Japan in October, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Tuesday. The figure is up 3.4 pct from a year earlier, marking

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Daihatsu Motor Co. will cease production of the Copen mini convertible sports vehicle at the end of August 2026, due to reasons including a regulatory issue. While announcing the decision on Monday, the Japanese minivehicle maker indicated that

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Eight major Japanese automakers’ combined global production dipped 2.0 pct in August from a year earlier to 1.81 million units, data from the companies have shown. Competition has become harsh mainly in China amid sluggish exports to the

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Momentum for political reform in Japan, sparked by the slush funds scandal involving fundraising events of ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions, has waned. The previous ordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, ended without resolution on such reform,

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday will mark one year since assuming the post. Ishiba’s record of 366 days in office will equal the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s first tenure between September 2006 and September 2007.

Ageo, Saitama Pref., Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Kenichi Ino, the father of a Japanese woman who was murdered in 1999 after becoming a victim of stalking, is saddened by a recent stalking case that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old woman in