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Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Financial assets held by households in Japan rose 11.0 pct from a year before to a record 2,519 trillion yen at the end of June, the Bank of Japan said Thursday. The growth reflected soaring stock prices. Japan’s

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet dropped 4.3 percentage points from the previous month to 44.1 pct in September, hitting the lowest level since she took office last October, a Jiji Press survey

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan confirmed 890 new HIV carriers and AIDS patients in 2025, marking a decrease of 104 from the previous year and the second lowest level in the past 20 years, the health ministry said Wednesday. The number of

Brussels, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–The European Union should not disadvantage its trusted partners outside the region through its proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, Japanese Ambassador to the EU Kazutoshi Aikawa has said. In his contribution to the British daily Financial Times, made public

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced the lineup of ministers of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new cabinet on Thursday. Many key ministers are retained as Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, aims to further

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–While the Tokyo Deaflympics in 2025 have helped boost public awareness of the sporting event, there remain issues that need to be tackled almost a year on. Yamaha Motor Foundation for Sports conducted a survey on the public

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to launch her reshuffled cabinet later on Thursday, retaining most of her key ministers. Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gathered the letters of resignation from her ministers

Sapporo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, has said it will withdraw a proposal to ask local municipalities to share the cost of maintaining eight loss-making sections in the northernmost Japan prefecture. JR Hokkaido made the announcement Wednesday after

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Shiro Akagi, 78, a member of the group that hijacked Japan Airlines’ “Yodo” jet in 1970, is seen to have died in North Korea, where he was living, his supporters have said. Japanese police are believed to have

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will launch her reshuffled cabinet later on Thursday, retaining most of her key ministers. Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gathered the letters of resignation from her ministers at an