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Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, plans to demand pay increases of 5 pct or more in “shunto” annual spring wage negotiations for the fourth straight year in 2027, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The umbrella body for

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday appointed Arata Takebe of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party as the new agriculture minister following the resignation of his embattled predecessor, Kazuo Yana. Takebe, 56, a former state minister of agriculture,

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Panasonic Corp. said Thursday that it will recall some 640,000 front-loading washer-dryers sold in Japan and Taiwan due to smoke and fire risks. The recall covers 18 models for the Japanese market manufactured between 2021 and 2024 as

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Convenience store operators FamilyMart Co. and Lawson Inc. enjoyed record operating profits for March-August, according to their latest earnings reports released by Thursday. Rival Seven & i Holdings Co. also secured a profit increase in the first half

Kumamoto, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s underlying inflation is gradually stabilizing at around the Bank of Japan’s 2 pct target, Junko Koeda, a member of the central bank’s Policy Board, said on Thursday. The BOJ will adjust interest rates “in a timely and

Bangkok, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies met in Bangkok on Thursday to discuss ways to address rising inflation as crude oil prices remain high amid turmoil in the Middle East. Participants

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling and opposition parties were divided over a proposed reduction in the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, during a meeting on Lower House election system reform on Thursday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday praised the U.S. semiconductor plant project selected for the third round of Japanese funding in the United States under the two countries’ tariff agreement. The project “holds great

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s nuclear waste disposal body said Thursday that it has begun a literature survey in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, as part of the process for selecting a site for the permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste from

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average posted its third-biggest point loss on record Thursday amid a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related shares. The index of 225 major stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section ended at 64,425.95,