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Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is making arrangements to visit Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador in early August for talks with his counterparts, informed sources said Thursday. The planned tour is aimed at enhancing Japan’s economic cooperation with

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–FamilyMart Co. will open its first flagship store in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Friday, the Japanese convenience store chain said Thursday. The Famima Park Azabudai store will feature a stand where customers can purchase takeout items, including coffee,

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan kept its economic assessments unchanged for all nine regions of the country in a quarterly report released Thursday. The report was adopted at the day’s meeting of managers of the central bank’s regional branches

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–A total of 148 people, including criminal law scholars, in Japan issued a statement Thursday opposing a bill that would criminalize the act of damaging the Japanese national flag. In the statement, they said the proposed law would

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly rose to a roughly 30-year high of 2.9 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Thursday. According to Japan

Neyagawa, Osaka Pref., July 9 (Jiji Press)–The municipal assembly of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Thursday unanimously approved an ordinance to impose a tax on owners of vacant housing in the city. The measure is intended to encourage owners of housing

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry on Thursday proposed forgoing tightening regulations on heated tobacco products to the same extent as for cigarettes, as part of a review of measures against passive smoking. A panel of experts set up by the

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–An 18-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a cyberattack on the operator of the Kaikatsu Club internet cafe chain, according to investigative sources. On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department’s cybercrime countermeasure division arrested the

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–The House of Representatives’ steering committee decided at a board meeting Thursday to put the government’s bill to revise the Imperial House Law to a vote by the full Lower House on Friday. The bill is expected to

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–Plantx Corp., a Japanese agriculture technology company, opened a demonstration plant factory in Tokyo on Wednesday to showcase what it claims is the world’s first modular technology capable of controlling water temperature and humidity precisely. Unlike conventional plant