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Japan has successfully launched a rocket carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea as part of Tokyo’s effort to build up i ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government debt will top 1,100 trillion yen ($8.47 trillion) for the first time at the fiscal year end in March 2027 as the country remains heavily dependent on borrowing, a draft estimate ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to downgrade its classification of COVID-19 to that of a less serious disease on May 8, revising its measures against the coronavirus such as relaxing guidance that people wear masks in ... ( read original story ...)

Fund points to ‘significant upside risks’ to inflation and calls for flexible approach to controlling bond yields ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 5,061 new cases of coronavirus infection in Tokyo on Thursday. The daily tally is down 2,658 from a week ago, for a ninth straight day of week-on-week decline ... ( read original story ...)

Chiba Prefectural Police on Jan. 25 launched an investigation task force for a murder case after a man was confirmed dead at his home in the ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Prefectural Police on Jan. 24 arrested a man who allegedly evaded expressway tolls hundreds of times by following closely behind the ve ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese police are on the hunt for a person who sent bomb and death threats to hundreds of schools, prompting hasty closures. The threats were faxed to high schools and universities earlier this week from a Tokyo-registered number. ( read original story ...)

Sharp one-sided currency moves cannot be tolerated, Japan's top finance diplomat Masato Kanda told Reuters, reaffirming Tokyo's determination to intervene in the foreign exchange market to curb any speculative or significant yen moves. ( read original story ...)