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Japan Department Stores Association March 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 432,015 M. Yen Up 1.6 pct Clothing 109,816 Up 1.6 Personal Articles 69,958 Up 0.4 Sundry Goods 97,943 Up 3.9 Household Goods 12,201 Down 7.5 Foodstuffs 115,850 Up 0.7 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s consumer price inflation decelerated for the third straight month in February, falling below 2 pct for the first time since March 2022, as government subsidies and a gasoline tax cut pushed down energy prices, a government report

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to designate more underground facilities as temporary emergency shelters that will protect people in case of armed attacks. The country will make maximum use of underground spaces, which are safer, the government said. Some

Washington, March 23 (Jiji Press)–An exhibition of haiku poems and drawings themed on cherry blossoms by Japanese and U.S. elementary school children began at the Japan Information and Culture Center in Washington on Monday. The event, which will run until April 10,

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has begun preparing a stopgap budget in case that its fiscal 2026 budget bill is not enacted by March 31, the end of fiscal 2025, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday. This will be the

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan will this month begin prioritizing for heart transplants patients who are at high risk of dying within one month without the procedure. The Japanese Circulation Society and the Japanese Society for Heart Transplantation said Monday that they

New York, March 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will funnel a total of 1 billion dollars into two U.S. plants to expand production of electrified vehicles in the country. The plan is part of Toyota’s broader push to

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Tuesday approved a draft revision to the drone law that calls for expanding no-fly zones to within 1 kilometer of important facilities. The expansion is aimed at ensuring sufficient distance for guarding key facilities in

Seoul, March 24 (Jiji Press)–A car veered onto a sidewalk in central Seoul on Monday evening, injuring four people, including two Japanese women, South Korean media reported. In the accident that occurred in the Hongdae district around 7:10 p.m. Japan time, one

Cairo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Egyptian government is pursuing education reform through special activities outside the regular curriculum, such as class meetings, rotating student duties and classroom cleaning by students–practices that are routine in Japanese schools. Building on experience gained over the