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Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers Thursday voiced the need to tighten regulations on social media platform businesses in the first deliberation at the House of Representatives’ Commission on the Constitution held during the current parliamentary session. In the

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to set the size of its upcoming comprehensive economic package, including large-scale tax reductions, at 21.3 trillion yen, it was learned Thursday. The government will adopt the package at a cabinet meeting as early

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates to avoid future distortions as rates are currently significantly low, BOJ policymaker Junko Koeda said on Thursday. The central bank “needs to proceed with interest rate normalization” from significantly low

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Improper management of confidential documents related to antiterrorism measures has been found at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, it was learned Thursday. The Nuclear Regulation Authority held a closed meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–China and Russia have been deepening military cooperation over Taiwan and the East and South China seas, a Japanese government think tank said Thursday. In an annual report on China’s military activities, the National Institute for Defense Studies,

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Two of Japan’s three major nonlife insurance companies have reported larger consolidated net profits than a year before in the first half of fiscal 2025. The three companies’ combined net profits for April-September jumped 15.7 pct to 1,538.9

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will soon hold the first meeting of a new panel of experts to discuss ways to realize a society of orderly coexistence with foreign people, Jiji Press has learned. The inaugural meeting will likely be

Washington, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government said Wednesday that it has approved the sale of munitions, including precision guided glide bombs, to Japan for 82 million dollars. The munitions include the GBU-53 precision guided glide bomb with a range of some

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly jumped more than 2,000 points to climb back above 50,000 on Thursday morning. U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia’s strong earnings and the yen’s weakening against the dollar prompted investors to step up

New York, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The dollar topped 157 yen in New York trading Wednesday for the first time since mid-January, reflecting a significant retreat in market expectations for an additional interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve by the end