Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)--Many large and regional banks in Japan raised their interest rates on ordinary deposits in March or April for the first time in about 17 years, following the Bank of Japan's ...

Seoul, May 5 (Jiji Press)--Final arrangements are underway to hold a summit among Japan, China and South Korea in Seoul on ...

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Nearly 50 pct of investments made through the new Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA, program went to Japanese stocks from January through March, a survey has shown. During the quarter, the ...

Asuncion, Paraguay, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena shared ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her French counterpart, Stephane Sejourne, have agreed to strengthen their ...

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)--Playwright Juro Kara, a leading figure in Japan's underground theater movement, died of acute subdural hematoma at a Tokyo hospital Saturday night. He was 84. A native of ...

Sao Paulo, May 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he will talk with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party's political reform headquarters as early as ...

Tbilisi, Georgia, May 3 (Jiji Press)--The finance ministers and central bank governors of Japan, China, South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday approved plans to create a ...

Brasilia, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday agreed that the two countries will cooperate in conserving the Amazon ...

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., May 4 (Jiji Press)--With Japan in the midst of the Golden Week holiday period, volunteer activities are in full swing in areas hit by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in ...

Brasilia, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday agreed that the two countries will cooperate in conserving the Amazon ...