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Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s current economic expansion appears to have exceeded in length the postwar record of 73 months from February 2002 to February 2008, known as the “Izanami” boom, government data signaled on Monday. The index of coincident economic indicators

Motosu, Gifu Pref., Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Gifu prefectural police have found multiple knives at a cake shop in the central Japan prefecture where two people were found dead after a fire on Saturday, investigative sources said Monday. The police believe the knives

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Yoshihiko Noda, former co-head of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, on Monday apologized over a botched merger plan among the CRA, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito. “It’s truly disappointing and regrettable. I offer my deep

Sydney, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Far more Australians and Indians felt that the United States is a harmful presence in Asia than Japanese people, a recent survey has shown. According to the survey conducted by the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Center

Nagoya, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–A victim of attempted murder in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in 2002 and his wife are advocating for the removal of the statute of limitations on such crimes. The country abolished the statute of limitations for heinous

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward plans to basically ban “minpaku” private lodging operations in residential areas and near schools, in response to an increase in complaints, it was learned Monday. The ward plans to solicit public comments as early as

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese major banks and other private-sector financial institutions are struggling to meet the government’s calls for cooperation in providing investments and loans to the defense industry. The government-held Development Bank of Japan has changed its operational rules on

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency landslide warnings for the village of Niijima, the town of Oshima and the village of Toshima in the Izu Island chain south of Tokyo on Monday after heavy rain triggered by

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average jumped more than 1,300 points Monday, as technology issues associated with artificial intelligence tracked their U.S. peers’ gains late last week. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August fell by 79,575 million dollars from a month before to 1,207,524 million dollars, marking the fourth straight month of decline, the Finance Ministry said Monday. The reserves went down