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Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Most major Japanese political parties have pledged a consumption tax cut in their campaigning for the Feb. 8 election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police referred a “minpaku” private lodging operator in the Japanese capital and two Chinese nationals, including its leader, to public prosecutors Tuesday on suspicion of offering its services on weekdays in violation of a local regulation and

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Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched what were possibly two ballistic missiles on Tuesday, according to Japanese Defense Ministry sources. The possible missiles are believed to have fallen into waters outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the sources said. According to the

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, held a meeting of their leaders on Tuesday, effectively marking the start of this year’s “shunto” spring wage talks. At the meeting in Tokyo,

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Consumption tax and rising prices were the most frequently mentioned issues on social media ahead of the upcoming House of Representatives election, an analysis by Jiji Press has found. Posts made on X, formerly Twitter, between Jan. 9–when

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, of which he was a member lawmaker, to make sure that its promises with its new coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are implemented without

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, held a meeting of their leaders on Tuesday, effectively marking the start of this year’s “shunto” spring wage talks. At the meeting in Tokyo,

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to inspect Prudential Life Insurance Co. after the company said over 100 current and former employees had scammed some 500 clients out of about 3.1 billion yen, people familiar with the matter said

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–The 12-day campaign period for the Feb. 8 election for Japan’s House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, began Tuesday. This is the first general election since the formation of the coalition