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Kurayoshi, Tottori Pref., Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko attended a national conference on disaster management in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday. The princess, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, listened intently to presentations by five speakers,

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual “masakaki” tree stand offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, the start of its autumn festival. She offered the masakaki in her capacity as prime minister. Takaichi is

Kyoto, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Nidec Corp. has said it is considering legal measures, such as seeking damages, against former and current executives including its founder, Shigenobu Nagamori, in connection with accounting irregularities that came to light last year. The Japanese motor manufacturer

Bangkok, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that he cannot tolerate underlying inflation rising further above 2 pct. Excluding temporary factors, the underlying inflation rate is quite close to the BOJ’s 2 pct target, Ueda reiterated after

Nagoya, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. plans to make all of its roughly 50 vehicle models software-defined vehicles, whose functionality can be enhanced through software updates, by 2030, company officials have said. The move is aimed at establishing a business model

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Officials of the Japanese Embassy in Russia have been unable to meet with a Japanese newspaper reporter detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of espionage. An embassy official did not disclose why the meeting did not take place

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual “masakaki” tree stand offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, the start of its autumn festival. She offered the masakaki in her capacity as prime minister. Takaichi is

Bangkok, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–A senior International Monetary Fund official has expressed his support for Japan’s plan to lower the consumption tax on food as a temporary measure to address soaring prices. With Japan also planning to introduce a benefit program linked

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual “masakaki” tree stand offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, the start of its autumn festival. She offered the masakaki in her capacity as prime minister. Takaichi is

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Speculation is growing that Russia will seek a prisoner exchange following the recent detention of a Japanese journalist for alleged spying in Sakhalin in the Russian Far East. Some believe that the detention of the Hokkaido Shimbun reporter