U.S. Tariffs May Have Bigger Impact Than Expected: BOJ Himino
HEADLINES Kushiro, Hokkaido, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan should be on alert over the possibility of U.S. tariffs having a greater impact on the...
Japan Ruling Parties Call for Economic Measures
HEADLINES Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, on Tuesday agreed to urge the government to...
Suntory Holdings CEO Niinami Resigns after Police Probe
HEADLINES Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Suntory Holdings Ltd. said Tuesday that its chairman and chief executive officer, Takeshi Niinami, has resigned following a...
Japan Govt to Support Cross&Prefectural Cooperation
HEADLINES Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Tuesday announced a system to support a new regional cooperation framework beyond prefectural boundaries. The...
Japan Biz Leader Niinami's Home Raided over Drug Case
HEADLINES Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Police have raided the home of Takeshi Niinami, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai...
LDP Election Report Makes No Mention of Ishiba's Responsibility
HEADLINES Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–A panel of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday adopted a report on its defeat in the...
Japan's Special Fraud Damage in Jan.&July Exceeds '24 Record High
HEADLINES Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–The amount of money swindled in special fraud cases in Japan in January-July came to 72.21 billion yen,...
Ishiba Says Not to Stick to Post after Election Blow
HEADLINES Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he will not stick to his current post after his...
80 Years On, Okinawa Fierce Ground Battle Victims Remembered
HEADLINES Itoman, Okinawa Pref., June 23 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held Monday in Okinawa Prefecture to mourn over 200,000 people who lost...
Japan Ruling Bloc Alarmed by Losses in Tokyo Assembly Election
HEADLINES Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)–A sense of crisis spread inside Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition ahead of a national election...