Japanese inflation breaks 2% for the first time this year
The September reading puts pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates by the end of the year.
The September reading puts pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates by the end of the year.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government must make a "careful judgment" on declaring an end to deflation, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi sai
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A lack of transparency in relations between politicians and bureaucrats can lead to policy distortions.This is the concern raised by former Japan agri
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SAITAMA -- A 43-year-old man who filmed nuisance acts at a major Japanese conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chain and posted the videos on social media r
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Friday that his ministry will launch a team of cybersecurity experts, specialized in e
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's communications ministry on Friday unveiled draft guidelines outlining measures for 13 major social media operators to help re
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese telecom operator SoftBank Corp. said Friday it has temporarily suspended emergency alerts for earthquakes, tsunamis and othe
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The proportion of workers who graduated from university in March 2023 and left their jobs within three years stood at 31.2 percent, t
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The Chiba City Museum of Science in the city's Chuo Ward has an exhibit about the observation of high-energy neutrinos, elementary particles that have
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TOKYO -- Japan's market for menstrual products is continuing to grow even as the population of women in the products' primary age group declines. Manu
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FUKUOKA -- Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) plans to offer travelers the chance to stay overnight in a historic station building starting around spring
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ryu Murakami, a Japanese author known for his Akutagawa Prize winning debut novel "Almost Transparent Blue," has died, a publishing i
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will make an official visit to Singapore from Nov. 17 to
