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9 Ottobre 2025

IDF, preparations for partial withdrawal from Gaza begun

(Adnkronos) – The IDF has begun preparations for a partial withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, based on the agreement reached last night with Hamas on a ceasefire and the release of hostages. In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that, “based
9 Ottobre 2025

Seven & i Posts 2.3-Fold Net Profit Growth in 1st Half

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. said Wednesday that its group net profit for the six months through August surged 2.3-fold from a year earlier to 121.8 billion yen, reflecting lower costs in the supermarket division and higher margins
9 Ottobre 2025

AI Developer Alt Ex-Execs Arrested over Window-Dressing

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Kazutaka Yonekura, 48, the founder of Japanese artificial intelligence developer Alt Inc., and three others on Thursday on suspicion of violating the financial instruments and exchange law by window-dressing the company’s
9 Ottobre 2025

Japanese Ruling Party Lawmaker Furuya Leaves for Taiwan

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Keiji Furuya, head of a suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers aiming for stronger Tokyo-Taipei relations, and others left for Taiwan on Thursday to meet with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday. The Taiwan visit by Furuya, a member
9 Ottobre 2025

Nobel Winner Kitagawa Believes in “Useful Uselessness”

Kyoto, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Susumu Kitagawa, a 74-year-old Japanese researcher who has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has words of Chinese thinker Zhuangzi to live by–something apparently useless is actually important. A metal-organic framework, or MOF, also known as porous
9 Ottobre 2025

Fast Retailing Logs Record Annual Sales, Profits

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo and other casual clothing brands, on Thursday reported record-high group sales and profits for the year that ended in August, on the back of robust demand both in and outside Japan.
9 Ottobre 2025

Nikkei Tops 48,500 for 1st Time, Lifted by SoftBank Group

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average finished above 48,500 for the first time on Thursday, lifted by a surge in heavyweight component SoftBank Group. The Nikkei average closed at 48,580.44, up 845.45 points, or 1.77 pct, from Wednesday.
9 Ottobre 2025

LDP, Komeito Leaders to Meet Again Fri. over Coalition

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, will hold talks again on Friday to discuss whether to maintain the current coalition government between the two parties, Komeito executives affirmed Thursday. At the
9 Ottobre 2025

Nikkei Tops 48,500 for 1st Time, Lifted by SoftBank Group

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average finished above 48,500 for the first time on Thursday, lifted by a surge in heavyweight component SoftBank Group. The Nikkei average closed at 48,580.44, up 845.45 points, or 1.77 pct, from Wednesday.
9 Ottobre 2025

Jiji Press Photographer Chided for Improper Remarks at LDP

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Jiji Press Ltd. said Thursday that it has strictly reprimanded a photographer of its Photo Desk for making inappropriate remarks apparently related to new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, when the photographer
9 Ottobre 2025

Japan Hails 1st Phase of Gaza Peace Deal

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday welcomed the first phase of a peace plan aimed at halting the conflict in Gaza, which has been agreed upon by Israel and the Islamic group Hamas. “It is an
9 Ottobre 2025

Mizuho to Raise Long-Term Prime Rate to 2.4 Pct

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Mizuho Bank said Thursday that it will raise its long-term prime lending rate for October by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 2.4 pct, effective on Friday, in line with rising bond yields. The Japanese bank
9 Ottobre 2025

Japan’s Late Empress Kojun Received Many Lectures: Records

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The late Japanese Empress Kojun received many lectures from academics and other experts, according to official records of her life published Thursday. The lectures included some 250 sessions conducted by legal scholar Shigeto Hozumi from 1924 to 1950.
9 Ottobre 2025

INTERVIEW: Takaichi Aide Skeptical about Need for Rate Hike

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Masazumi Wakatabe, the brains behind new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi’s economic policies, has expressed his skepticism about a need for an early interest rate hike in Japan. “If you ask me whether we’re in a situation
9 Ottobre 2025

Sumitomo, Toyota Eye Mass-Production of EV Battery Materials

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. have concluded an agreement on the mass production of cathode materials for all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, the two companies aim to accelerate joint development
9 Ottobre 2025

FT Advises Japan’s Takaichi to Not to Inherit Abenomics

London, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The British daily Financial Times has said that Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, should pursue her own economic policies instead of inheriting the “Abenomics” growth strategy. Takaichi, likely to become the next
9 Ottobre 2025

Japanese LCC Zipair Operates Narita-Taipei Charter Flight

Narita, Chiba Pref., Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Zipair Tokyo, a low-cost carrier of the Japan Airlines group, operated its first charter flight between Narita International Airport near Tokyo and Taipei on Wednesday. “We hope to launch (regular) flights someday because demand from customers
9 Ottobre 2025

Dollar Briefly Tops 153 Yen in London

London/New York, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The dollar briefly climbed above 153 yen in London trading Wednesday for the first time since mid-February, as the Japanese currency remained under selling pressure amid growing concerns about an increase in Japan’s fiscal spending. The trend
8 Ottobre 2025

Japan’s Late Empress Kojun Received Many Lectures: Records

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The late Japanese Empress Kojun received many lectures from academics and other experts, according to official records of her life published Thursday. The lectures included some 250 sessions conducted by legal scholar Shigeto Hozumi from 1924 to 1950.
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