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Late PM Murayama Remembered in Farewell Event
Oita, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--A farewell ceremony for former Japanese Prime Minist...
Japan, 5 Central Asian Nations Start 2-Day Summit
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan and five Central Asian nations kicked off the...
4 Major Japanese Banks to Hike Ordinary Deposit Interes...
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Four major Japanese banks said Friday that they wil...
Nidec Founder Resigns as Chairman amid Accounting Scandal
Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese electronic device maker Nidec Corp. has an...
Japan, 5 Central Asian Nations Adopt Joint Declaration ...
Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan and five Central Asian nations adopted a join...
U.S. Confirms Japan as Global Leader on Nuclear Nonprol...
Washington, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--The United States recognizes Japan as "a globa...
Real Interest Rates "Very Low" despite Rate Hike: BOJ Ueda
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese real interest rates are "very low" even af...
Kuroda to Head Japan Imperial Household Agency
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Buichiro Kuroda, vice grand steward of Japan's Impe...
Japan Ordinary Diet Session Likely to Begin Jan. 23
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's government and ruling parties are consideri...
Japan Reaffirms Commitment to Three Non-Nuclear Principles
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan remains committed to the three non-nuclear pr...
Science Tokyo Expected to Be 2nd Univ. Eligible for Mas...
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--The Institute of Science Tokyo is expected to be th...
BOJ Decides to Raise Policy Rate to 30-Year High
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to raise its po...
INTERVIEW: MHI Ready to Support Japan's Shipbuilding Re...
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Eisaku I...
Japan to Start OTC Sales of Emergency Contraception in ...
Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co. said Thursday that it...
Life Sentence Sought for Abe Shooter Yamagami
Nara, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese public prosecutors sought a life sentence T...
Facility to Preserve Crashed JR West Train Completed
Suita, Osaka Pref., Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, sh...
