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Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators for December 2025 dipped 0.4 point from the previous month, worsening for the second consecutive month, the Cabinet Office said Friday. The coincident index, which reflects current economic conditions, stood at

Nagoya, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that its consolidated sales for fiscal 2025 are expected to reach 50 trillion yen for the first time thanks chiefly to strong sales of hybrid vehicles in North America and at home.

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday acquitted a former department chief at the National Cancer Center Japan, ruling that no intent on his part could be established in an alleged medical device bribery case. Defendant Yusuke Hashimoto, 49, former

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–Taro Aso, vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, has been vigorously delivering campaign speeches for LDP candidates in Sunday’s general election with a view to further enhancing his influence within the Japanese ruling party as the main

(Adnkronos) – The negative peak in transatlantic relations is confirmed in a YouGov poll according to which Europeans’ opinion of the United States and the relationship between the two blocs is at its lowest level since these surveys began ten years ago.

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Friday that Toho Co. is expected to become its largest shareholder as the Japanese company bought back its shares from a group including investment funds linked to activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami. The Japanese

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–The labor unions of Japanese heavy machinery makers and other businesses Friday submitted demands for pay scale increases to management, marking the start of this year’s “shunto” spring wage negotiations at major companies. Unions at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–MCJ Co., the parent of Tokyo-based personal computer manufacturer MouseComputer Co., has said it will go private through a management buyout scheme in cooperation with U.S. investment fund Bain Capital. The MBO will cost up to some 200

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–Momentum for political reform in Japan is faltering, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sidesteps the topic in her campaigning for Sunday’s House of Representatives election, which will decide control of the powerful lower chamber of the Diet, the

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese comedian Nana Takamatsu has held a class at a junior high school in Tokyo to teach students the importance of elections and democracy. The visiting class, held on Wednesday, was led by the 32-year-old social entrepreneur and