Producer prices in Japan rose slightly for the fifth straight month in March. A major factor was that the impact of government energy subsidies had run its course. The Bank of Japan says the preliminary Producer Price Index for the month was up 0.8 percent from last year. The index measures the prices companies charge each other for goods and services. It reflects fluctuations in energy and raw-material costs. Rising prices of nonferrous metals helped push the index higher. The trend was due...
WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--The melodic tones of a lacquered violin and cello that survived the New Year’s Day earthquake on the Noto Peninsula resonated through a school gymnasium here.
With another blistering summer on the way, industry groups and government officials are calling on people to check their air conditioners now to make sure they work properly before the heat wave hits.
The Japanese government has posted a video on social media to show the gifts Prime Minister Kishida Fumio gave to US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. The gifts were presented when Kishida and his wife, Yuko, were invited to the White House on Tuesday. Among them was a pair of coffee cups, traditional Wajima lacquerware from Ishikawa Prefecture. The area was devastated by the major earthquake on New Year's Day. In the video posted on X, formerly Twitter, Kishida explained that...
A visitor takes photos of the azalea garden at a Shinto shrine in Tokyo,
Apr 9, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Japan forward Mina Tanaka (11) dribbles the ball against Brazil in the first half at Lower.com Field. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
NHK World's Yoshikawa Ayano got a rare look inside the post-meltdown Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, to see the state of decommissioning.
Over 3,000 victims of Japan's Noto Peninsula earthquake are still living in shelters in Ishikawa Prefecture, and they worry support is dwindling three months after the disaster.
World leaders have some serious work to do if we are to see a safe and prosperous decade, a one prime minister has warned, as tensions continue to escalate across multiple continents.
South Korean media have reported that North Korea's preparations to launch a military spy satellite are in the final stage. Pyongyang earlier said that last November's launch of its first military satellite, Malligyong-1, was successful. It announced plans to launch three more military reconnaissance satellites this year based on its five-year defense program. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on Sunday quoted a government source as saying preparations are essentially completed. The assessment...
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