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The key yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds hit a 17-year high for the second straight day on Tuesday, amid growing speculation about a possible interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan later this month.
Japan on Tuesday held the first ministerial meeting to review tax measures, subsidies and funds, in an effort inspired by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency.
Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Tuesday.
A new flu virus variant called subclade K is spreading in Japan, a survey by the Japan Institute for Health Security has found.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to realize the early restart of visits to graves on Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands by former Japanese residents of the islands.
Malaysian customs authorities have charged three Japanese men on suspicion of attempting to smuggle large quantities of marijuana into the Southeast Asian nation in violation of the country's law for cracking down on dangerous drugs.
Tatsuji Sugimoto, governor of Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, has said that he plans to resign Thursday over his sexual harassment against prefectural government workers.
Japan's Tsuruha Holdings Inc. and Welcia Holdings Co. have integrated their operations to create a huge drugstore chain boasting annual sales of more than 2 trillion yen.
Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. hopes to narrow down a list of candidate sites by next summer and make a final decision by the end of 2026 on a location for its United States Steel Corp. subsidiary to build a plant in the U.S. market, Takahiro Mori, vice chairman of the Japanese maker, said in a recent interview.
Japan's three major shipping firms said Monday they will invest in Miles Co., a ship design company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Imabari Shipbuilding Co.
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Monday that it will begin testing the use of a self-driving truck for long-haul product transportation, marking the first initiative of its kind in Japan's convenience store and supermarket industries.
Three major Japanese department store operators on Monday reported year-on-year growth in same-store sales for November, thanks to strong demand for winter clothing amid falling temperatures.
Indonesian authorities evacuated seven of the eight Japanese nationals stranded by torrential rains in the province of Aceh on the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island, flying them to safety on Monday, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
"Hataraite, hataraite, hataraite, hataraite and hataraite mairimasu" ()削除 and "josei shusho" ()削除, both linked to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, were named this year's top buzzwords in Japan on Monday.
New vehicle sales in Japan fell 5.1pctin November from a year earlier to 369,721 units, marking the fifth straight monthly decline as few fresh models hit the market, industry data showed Monday.
Japan should apply penalties to the customer's side, as well as the seller's side, over prostitution, Pavena Hongsakul, president of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, a Thai organization that supports victims of sex trafficking, said.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called for investment in Japan at a Saudi Arabia-led international financial conference, quoting a famous line from the popular Japanese manga series "Attack on Titan."
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will exhibit next year some 200 masterpieces of Japanese art mainly from the British Museum, including "ukiyo-e" traditional woodblock prints and "fusuma-e" paintings on sliding door panels.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Monday that the central bank delaying an interest rate hike could cause turmoil.
Japanese stocks and government bonds were heavily sold on Monday, amid growing speculation of an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan.




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