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Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and U.S. governments on Thursday canceled a working lunch session planned after a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. The summit is likely to be extended

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government resumed subsidies for oil wholesalers on Thursday, aiming to lower retail gasoline prices to around 170 yen per liter amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The subsidies were discontinued at the end of last

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday that the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, is expected to start commercial operation in April at the earliest, later than initially

Kyoto, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Kyoto University professor emeritus Heisuke Hironaka, an acclaimed Japanese mathematician who won the Fields Medal in 1970, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, Hironaka studied at Kyoto University and then at Harvard

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–With only a year to go before the start of the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, public awareness of the event remains low, making it urgent to build momentum. As the event will take

Osaka, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Sharp Corp. said Thursday that it will promote Senior Executive Managing Officer Tetsuji Kawamura to president and CEO on April 1. Masahiro Okitsu, the current president and CEO of the Japanese electronics maker, will step down from the

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Thursday that the central bank will examine how higher crude oil prices would put downward pressure on the domestic economy. The BOJ “placed importance on a newly emerged risk scenario stemming

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–A 30 pct jump in fuel costs amid surging oil prices could force 24.6 pct of transport companies in Japan to suffer operating losses, according to a survey by Teikoku Databank Ltd. If regular gasoline prices rise from

(Adnkronos) – Some 30 tonnes of essential items for over 1,500 families forced to flee their homes in war-hit Lebanon, including kitchen sets, blankets, hygiene kits and jerry cans, arrived at Beirut airport aboard a flight from the United Nations logistics hub

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian army has threatened to destroy the region’s energy infrastructure, fearing that its facilities will be attacked again by the United States and Israel. “We warn the enemy that it has made a serious mistake by attacking the energy