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Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The head of a Japanese consortium established to expedite the development of smart contact lens said Friday that the group aims to put such products into practical use around 2030. “While foreign information technology giants have led the

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is increasingly cautious about inflationary pressure stemming from rising crude oil prices amid Middle East tensions. BOJ data showed Friday that the producer price index, which measures the costs of goods traded between companies,

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday announced measures to promote public-private investments in the shipbuilding sector, including the utilization of artificial intelligence and robots for domestic ship repairs, as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s goal of reviving the

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Nearly one in five dietary supplement users exceeds maker-set daily intake standards, a Japanese survey has shown. The online survey of about 2,000 Japanese adults was conducted in November-December 2024 by a research team led by Toho University

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, agreed Friday that their countries will closely collaborate to end the conflict between the United States and Iran. In their phone talks, the two ministers also confirmed

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Prices of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week to Sunday averaged 3,933 yen per 5 kilograms, down 2 yen from the prior week and falling for the eighth consecutive week, the agriculture ministry

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Japan, said Friday that it will launch a campaign urging financial institutions not to invest in or give loans to companies that manufacture nuclear weapons. Nihon Hidankyo, formally

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese trade and agriculture ministries said Friday that they will establish a new cooperation framework aimed at bolstering support to expand exports of agricultural, forestry, fishery and food products. The government has set a target of increasing

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–High-ranking U.N. official Izumi Nakamitsu voiced concern Friday that “hollowing-out” of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT, may begin if no outcome document is adopted once again at an NPT review conference in New

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled its new policy vision on Friday, recognizing the party’s goal of revising the Constitution as “critically needed” to respond to the changing international order. The new vision states that Japan must create