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Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s land ministry will introduce a program to provide low-interest loans to businesses that renovate vacant houses and offer them as rental housing for families with children and low- and moderate-income households, in a move to facilitate the

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has called on China to withdraw its antidumping measures imposed on imports of a Japanese semiconductor material, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. “We have strongly protested the measures and requested their withdrawal,” Kihara

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s gross domestic product in April-June grew an annualized 1.4 pct from the previous quarter after price and seasonal adjustments, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report Tuesday. The growth rate was higher than the 1.1 pct

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan logged a current account surplus of 2,988.9 billion yen for July, the first black figure in two months, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. The July surplus expanded from 2,586.3 billion yen a year earlier, mainly thanks to

Seoul, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–North Korean defense minister Kim Song Gi has released a statement criticizing the Freedom Edge joint military exercise, which Japan, the United States and South Korea started on Monday. North Korea will take strong countermeasures if the United

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The yen has been sharply rallying since the beginning of September amid speculation that the Bank of Japan could accelerate interest rate hikes. The dollar, which traded above 160 yen last Wednesday, temporarily slipped below 153 yen in

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko left for the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of the late King Harald V. The couple departed from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport aboard a government

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index rose 2.4 pct in July from a year earlier, up for the seventh consecutive month, as wage growth outpaced slowing inflation, labor ministry data showed Tuesday. Nominal wages per worker, including basic salary

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The yen has been strengthening against the dollar since the beginning of September amid speculation that the Bank of Japan will accelerate interest rate hikes. The dollar, which traded above 160 yen last Wednesday, slipped below 154 yen

By Nobutoshi Kobayashi Commentary Writer Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–After years of decline, applications for Japan’s national civil service examination for career-track positions are showing signs of recovery, with the spring 2026 exam attracting more hopefuls than a year earlier, marking the