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Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s current account surplus fell 4.8 pct from a year before to 3,775.8 billion yen in August, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The current account balance, the broadest indicator of a country’s international trade and investment flows, marked

Washington, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. Defense Department nominee reiterated his call for Japan to significantly expand its defense budget in his confirmation testimony to the Senate Committee on Armed Services on Tuesday. John Noh, nominated by President Donald Trump to be

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has shown his intention to release a statement marking 80 years since the end of World War II around Friday, according to Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it will start accepting orders for the third-generation Leaf electric vehicle in Japan on Oct. 17. The new model can travel 702 kilometers on a single battery charge, about 50 pct more

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it will start accepting orders for the third-generation Leaf electric vehicle in Japan on Oct. 17. The new model can travel 702 kilometers on a single battery charge, about 50 pct more

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index fell 1.4 pct year-on-year in August, down for the eighth straight month amid continuous inflation outpacing wage growth, a labor ministry report showed Tuesday. According to the preliminary report covering businesses with five

New York, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The dollar briefly climbed above 152 yen in New York trading Tuesday, its highest level in about eight months, as yen selling accelerated amid concerns that Japan’s fiscal situation may deteriorate. The yen also weakened against the

Nagoya, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Faced with a long slump in their mainline petrochemical operations, major Japanese chemical makers are working with other companies over businesses related to semiconductor materials. While chemical makers are in the middle of a structural shift with hopes

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday that it will introduce a successor to its East-i inspection train for Shinkansen bullet train lines in fiscal 2029. The next-generation model’s design will be finalized around next summer

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is considering skipping a visit to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its autumn festival Oct. 17-19, informed sources said Tuesday. Takaichi has visited the Shinto shrine