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Chicago, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Chicago Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki smashed his 100th home run of his U.S. Major League Baseball career on Wednesday, becoming the fourth Japanese player to achieve the mark. The milestone home run, which came during Wednesday’s game against

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry on Thursday set the coupon of the July issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds auctioned the same day at 2.7 pct, the highest level in 29 years and one month. The rate is up from

New York, July 1 (Jiji Press)–The combined number of new vehicles sold by six Japanese automakers in the United States was almost unchanged from a year before in the January-June period of 2026, industry data showed Wednesday. The total edged down 0.03

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese technology giant LY Corp., which operates messaging app Line, has said it officially proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., the operator of the Tabelog website featuring user-generated restaurant reviews. Under the legally binding offer, LY, whose operations also include

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it plans to add social media posts facilitating romance scams, other fraud and so-called dark part-time jobs to the category of illegal information. Such posts will be subject to deletion requests

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,700 points on Thursday morning. High-tech stocks came under selling pressure after semiconductor-related shares fell in the U.S. market overnight amid concerns that they had become overvalued. At 9:44

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,700 points in early trading Thursday. High-tech stocks came under selling pressure after semiconductor-linked shares declined in the U.S. market overnight. At 9:44 a.m., the index of 225 selected

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–An 81-year-old man from a former Imperial Family branch has questioned a plan to allow the Imperial Family to adopt male, paternal-line descendants of former branches amid the declining number of Imperial Family members. Born to the Kuninomiya

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The head of an Indian defense research institute in an interview has praised Japan’s recent decision to lift its ban on arms exports, voicing hopes for the joint production of warships by and the promotion of defense

(Adnkronos) – A new controversial law on “ethnic unity” is in force in China. On “national identity”. Concern from human rights organizations. Officially, the goal is to “strengthen cohesion” in an Asian giant with a population of 1.4 billion people, mostly Han,