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Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–Emboldened by a historic victory in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is demanding to retake key parliamentary posts. The LDP, which was a minority force before the general election, now controls

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will pledge in her upcoming policy speech to accelerate efforts to submit bills to revise tax-related legislation, aiming to cut consumption tax on food to zero for two years, it was learned Tuesday.

Jakarta, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Indonesian government is grappling with mounting financial strain from its much-touted high-speed railway project led by China. Roughly two years after the line began operations in October 2023, ballooning construction costs and weaker-than-expected passenger demand have made

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–Mercian Corp. on Tuesday announced a recall of a total of about 620,000 bottles of three Chilean rose wines containing copper citrate, an additive that has not been approved in Japan. No health problems related to the products

Washington, Feb. 16 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday claimed credit for the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in the latest House of Representatives election. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to revise the economic security promotion law to support companies with economic security-linked projects overseas. This will be the first revision of the law, established in 2022. The move comes amid a rapidly changing

Morioka, Iwate Pref., Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–Iwate Prefecture still faces a host of challenges nearly 15 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, including Iwate, Governor Takuya Tasso said in an interview. “Work to restore hard infrastructure is almost

Otsu, Shiga Pref., Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–A 36-year-old Japanese man on Tuesday admitted to murdering a “hogoshi” private-sector volunteer probation officer in charge of him in 2024, while the defense for him argued that he is not mentally competent to bear responsibility

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–Renesas Electronics Corp. said Tuesday it will broaden its strategic partnership with U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries Inc. to reinforce international supply chains and respond to customer demand with agility. The Japanese chip designer will harness cutting-edge fabrication technologies

(In the story “‘Kokuho’ Earns 20 B. Yen at Japan Box Office,” moved on Monday, the second paragraph should have read, “…all-time…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) “Kokuho” Earns 20 B. Yen at Japan Box Office Tokyo, Feb. 16