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Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–The core consumer price index for Tokyo’s 23 wards rose 2.8 pct in October from a year before, up for the 50th consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday. The index excluding volatile perishables stood at 111.0

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering holding a ministerial meeting to discuss policy on foreigners as soon as early next week, government officials said Friday. Ministers are expected to discuss tightening rules on land acquisition by foreigners and strengthening

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday approved an ordinance to enforce the revised Civil Code, which includes the introduction of a new joint child custody system for divorced parents, on April 1 next year. A system of statutory child

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said Friday that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may dissolve the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, for a snap election on the

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday warned against the yen’s “one-sided, rapid” fall in the currency market following the Bank of Japan’s decision Thursday to keep interest rates unchanged. “Very one-sided, rapid fluctuations are being seen right

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted job-to-seeker ratio stood at 1.20 in September, flat from the previous month, the labor ministry said Friday. The number of effective job seekers fell by 0.8 pct and that of effective job openings by 0.7

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly soared more than 1,000 points to exceed 52,000 for the first time ever on Friday morning, boosted by the yen’s weakening. At 9:50 a.m., the Nikkei index was up 1,065.84 points,

Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, have agreed to enhance economic security cooperation between their countries. In their meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday, Motegi and Wong shared concerns about

New York, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The dollar briefly climbed as high as 154.45 yen in New York trading Thursday, its highest level in about eight and a half months, as yen selling accelerated amid receding expectations for an early interest rate hike

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s military mission in Niger plays a “crucial” role in the government’s strategy in the West African country and in the Sahel region, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Friday during a visit to troops at the mission’s military base.  “Your