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Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking sales of heavily weighted artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related issues, which had been viewed as overheated, amid growing expectations of a U.S. interest rate hike and escalating

New Delhi, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, may meet in Assam on July 1, during Takaichi’s first visit to India since taking office, the chief minister of the northeastern Indian state has said.

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Moves are underway in Japan to develop artificial intelligence tools designed to help reduce burdens on surgeons. While the number of cancer patients in the country is projected to peak around 2040 amid an aging population, not enough

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, on Wednesday affirmed their cooperation to ensure stable supplies of liquefied natural gas from Malaysia to Japan amid tensions in the Middle East. At their meeting at

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese sporting goods maker Asics Corp. said Wednesday that it will spin off its Onitsuka Tiger sneaker brand business on Jan. 1 next year. OT Group Corp., an Asics unit, will take over the brand, which is expanding

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–A team of Japanese researchers has found that Adelie penguins in Antarctica tend to reach new foraging grounds by moving in groups after unsuccessful attempts to find food. The team, led by Japan’s Graduate University for Advanced Studies,

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average temporarily plunged more than 1,600 points in afternoon trading on Wednesday. At 1:48 p.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section dropped 1,638.86 points,

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament approved Wednesday legislation to allow the use of digital textbooks as official teaching materials in classes. With amendments to the school education law and other relevant laws enacted at a plenary meeting of the House of

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., June 10 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co. on Wednesday started operating a specially painted Shinkansen bullet train themed on the 25th anniversary of Tokyo DisneySea, a theme park near the Japanese capital. The train, painted with “jubilee blue,” the

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s producer prices in May increased 6.3 pct from a year earlier, the biggest rise since March 2023, as crude oil prices remained high due to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, Bank of Japan data showed