INTERVIEW: Rakuten Bank to Test AI for Loan Screening
HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Rakuten Bank President Tomotaka Torin has said that the internet-only bank will introduce artificial intelligence on a trial...
Train Line to Osaka Expo Venue Briefly Suspended
HEADLINES Osaka, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–The sole train route to the venue of the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city...
Ishiba Cabinet Approval Rises to 27.3 Pct: Jiji Press Poll
HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet increased 6.5 percentage points month on month...
Victims of One of Last WWII Air Raids on Japan Mourned 80 Years On
HEADLINES Akita, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–A memorial service was held in the northeastern Japan city of Akita on Thursday for the victims of...
2025 POLLS: Women Making Up Less Than 30 Pct of All Candidates
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Women account for less than 30 pct of candidates competing in the July 20 election for Japan’s House...
Japan's GPIF Logs 1.7&T.&Yen Profit in FY 2024
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that it posted an investment profit of 1,733.4 billion yen in...
Japan Upper House Poll Giving Constraints on Trade Talks: Bessent
HEADLINES Washington, July 3 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Thursday that this month’s election for the House of Councillors, the...
44 Pct of Japan Firms Expecting U.S. Tariffs' Negative Impacts
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–A Teikoku Databank Ltd. survey has found that 44.0 pct of companies in Japan expect negative effects from...
Jackson Wang to Make First&Ever Solo Comeback in Manila
MAGICMAN 2 World Tour Lands in the Philippines on November 2, 2025 MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Global pop sensation and multitalented performer Jackson Wang...
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