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Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government held the first meeting of a new national council on Thursday to discuss a consumption tax cut and a refundable tax credit system. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expects the national council to draw up an

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Tasks that must be resolved for local residents change nearly 15 years after Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Governor Yoshihiro Murai has said. “Challenges remain in restoring

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Pref., Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking to stop operations of the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.’s Ikata nuclear power plant in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime. “It cannot be

Kyoto, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan policymaker Hajime Takata on Thursday stressed the need to continue raising interest rates. “Our basic stance is to continue (raising interest rates) gradually,” Takata told a press conference in the western city of Kyoto. At

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s annual number of births fell to 705,809 in 2025, marking a preliminary record low for the 10th consecutive year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Thursday. According to the latest preliminary report, births decreased by

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–The number of elementary school children in Japan who became victims of sex crimes and other offenses through social media totaled 167 in 2025, the highest level in the past 10 years for which data are available, the

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed eagerness Thursday to compile a support program for the so-called employment ice age generation within fiscal 2025, which ends on March 31. “In this generation, the proportion of those worried about their

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average posted a record closing high for the second successive day on Thursday, while its topside was limited amid profit-taking pressure. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police took action against 1,322 people aged under 20 last year for crimes linked to “tokuryu” anonymous and transient criminal groups, the National Police Agency said Thursday. Of them, 425 were involved in fraud, 247 in thefts

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average posted a record closing high for the second successive day on Thursday, while its topside was limited amid profit-taking pressure. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s