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Silicon Valley, May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese chemicals maker Resonac Holdings Corp. will step up efforts to develop cutting-edge semiconductors at a newly opened joint research hub in Silicon Valley, Hidehito Takahashi, the company’s CEO, said in a recent interview. Takahashi said Resonac

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan has released a booklet publicizing its official development assistance in collaboration with a popular Japanese overseas travel guide series. In partnership with the Globe-Trotter Travel Guidebook, known as “Chikyu no Arukikata” in Japanese, the Foreign Ministry published

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the latest issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, the benchmark long-term interest rate in the country, briefly climbed to 2.8 pct in Tokyo trading on Monday, its highest level in 29 years, amid inflation concerns.

Sakura, Tochigi Pref., May 18 (Jiji Press)–Documents with the address of an elderly woman killed in last week’s high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, along with precious metals, were stolen from the house of her second son in April, investigative

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Bank lending to Japan’s real estate sector remains at a record high, driven by rising property prices, especially in urban areas, which have prompted not only major banks but also regional lenders to expand their loan portfolios. According

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, believing that they were handlers who gave instructions to

Osaka, May 17 (Jiji Press)–Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Sunday that he intends to run in the next gubernatorial election in the western Japan prefecture on the condition that a referendum on the so-called Osaka metropolis plan be held before his current

Matsuyama, Ehime Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the 76th National Tree-Planting Festival in Matsuyama, the capital of the western Japan prefecture of Ehime, on Sunday. It was the first time the prefecture has hosted the event

Seoul, May 17 (Jiji Press)–A South Korean presidential office spokesperson said Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be welcomed with treatment equivalent to that for a state guest during her two-day visit to the country from Tuesday. Takaichi will hold

(The third paragraph should have read, “…country…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) (Update) Possible Handler Arrested in Tochigi Robbery-Murder Case Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a robbery-murder