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Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese business leader has called on the government to take measures to support small companies, which face an increasingly tough business environment. In an interview with media organizations including Jiji Press, Ken Kobayashi, head of the Japan

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–A facility serving as a cafeteria and supermarket is supporting the livelihoods of people affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan two years ago. Sumika Shibata, 60, one of those

Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–Top Japanese business leader Yoshinobu Tsutsui has sounded cautious about the yen’s depreciation against other major currencies while expecting Japan’s economy to follow “a moderate upward trajectory” this year. “Exchange rates reflect the strength of a nation,” Tsutsui,

Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party is bound to face a real test this year as to whether it can produce results as a member of the country’s ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party. The JIP replaced Komeito

Beijing, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–A spokesperson at China’s Ministry of National Defense has issued a statement rebutting concerns shown by Japan, the United States and other countries over Beijing’s recent large-scale military drills conducted around Taiwan. The Chinese military is ready to

Beijing, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to maintain its hard-line stance toward Japan this year, following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark over Taiwan last November. Also concerned over Tokyo’s security policy, China will unlikely

Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The main focus of Japanese politics in 2026 will be whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, for a general election to stabilize her administration. The Liberal

Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The major focus in Japan’s diplomacy this year is whether the country can improve its relations with China, which have been strained due to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark over a possible Taiwan contingency. As part of

Tokyo, Jan. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Friday that their governments will specifically coordinate Takaichi’s visit to the United States this spring. During their phone talks, Takaichi and Trump exchanged their views on the

(Adnkronos) – Russian authorities announced that they have intercepted and shot down seven drones launched by the Ukrainian army towards Moscow in the last few hours. “Emergency teams – said the capital’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin – are working at the impact site