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Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–A welcoming ceremony for Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday morning, attended by Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko. The

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average ended nearly unchanged Wednesday after briefly rising above 66,000 for the first time. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section closed up 3.32 points

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill to establish a national intelligence council aimed at strengthening the government’s intelligence capabilities. In a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, approved the bill by a

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 27 (Jiji Press)–Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man in his 40s over his possible role in directing the recent robbery-murder case in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi, investigative sources said Wednesday. The suspect, who

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government announced plans on Tuesday to replace top executives at three affiliated lenders–the Development Bank of Japan, Japan Finance Corp. and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The DBJ will promote Managing Executive Officer Hirofumi Maki,

Izumi, Kagoshima Pref., May 27 (Jiji Press)–A World War II fighter aircraft of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Navy was recovered last month, 81 years after sinking into the ocean off Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. A Kagoshima nonprofit organization in charge of

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–International cooperation is indispensable for defense against cyberattacks employing powerful artificial intelligence models such as U.S. startup Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, NEC Corp. President and CEO Takayuki Morita said in a recent interview. “In this network society, no single

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Ocean cargo shipping prices in Japan rose to another record in April as the war in Iran drove up fuel costs, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday. Crude tanker rates soared as the de facto closure of the

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament Wednesday enacted legislation featuring a measure to allow local governments to issue debt securities in digital format. At a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, passed the legislation to revise

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–A welcoming ceremony for Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday morning, attended by Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko. The