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G-7 Finance Chiefs Fail to Directly Address US Tariffs in Joint Statement

48-Yr-Old Takuma Sato to Seek 3rd Indy 500 Victory from 2nd Position on Sun.

All Giant Pandas at Adventure World in Wakayama to Leave for China on June 28

Rakuten CEO Mikitani Says Possible to Immediately Sell Govt-Stockpiled Rice

Russia, Ukraine Reportedly Exchange Lists of 1,000 Hostages to Be Swapped Soon

Japan Justice Min. Releases Program to Reduce Illegal Foreign Stayers to Zero

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=143.31-32 Yen; Euro=1.1339-1340 Dollars

Soccer: Kaishu Sano Returns to Samurai Blue for World Cup Qualifiers in June

BOJ Closely Monitoring JGB Market as Super-Long Yields Surge: Gov. Ueda

Creepy Nuts' "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" Named Song of Year at 1st Music Awards Japan

Norinchukin Bank Logs 1.8-T.-Yen Annual Loss as Foreign Bond Investment Fails

Ishiba, Trump Discuss Economic Security before 3rd Round of Tariff Negotiations

Local Govts Mull Charging Fees for Work to Rescue Off-Season Mt. Fuji Climbers

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 37,160.47 (+174.60)

Men's Tennis: Kei Nishikori to Face Second Seed Alcaraz in French Open 1st Round

Ishiba, Guterres Hold Phone Talks, Agreeing to Deepen Japan-UN Cooperation

Women's Golf: Japan's Chisato Iwai Takes Lead after Riviera Maya Open 1st Round

Japanese Princess Aiko to Visit Laos in November, Her 1st Official Trip Abroad

US House Narrowly Passes Trump's Major Tax Cut Bill; Govt Debt Seen Ballooning

Yamanote Line Temporarily Halted due to Overhead Wire Problem Friday Morning

Japan Rice Prices Up 98.4% in April, Rewriting Record Rise for 7 Months in Row

Japan Lower House Budget Panel Votes to Summon Shimomura over Slush Funds

Chiba City Govt to Spend 65 B. Yen to Open New Ballpark in 2034

US Considering Moving 4,500 Troops in S. Korea to Guam, Other Locations: Report

Japan's Togami Reaches World Table Tennis Championships Men's Quarterfinals

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 37,280.84 (+294.97)

ASDF Confirms 2 Members Dead after May 14 Plane Crash in Aichi Pref.

Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 3.5% in April, Rising for 44th Straight Month

Japan Govt Proposes Mutual Recognition of Vehicle Safety Standards with US

MLB: Red Sox Outfielder Masataka Yoshida Transferred to 60-Day Injured List

Japanese Emperor, Empress Host Dutch King for Dinner at Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Major Japanese Firms Agree to Raise Pay by 5.38% in '25 "Shunto" Talks: Tally

Netanyahu Unveils Plan to Create Food Supply Zone in Gaza for Safe Delivery

Spanish Soccer: Modric to Leave Real Madrid after This Summer's Club World Cup

64% in Japan OK Female Members to Keep Imperial Status after Marriage: Jiji Poll

Trump Administration to Halt Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students

NY Stocks (Thursday Closing): Dow 41,859.09 (-1.35); Nasdaq 18,925.73 (+53.09)

3rd-Party Panel Defends Recognition of Sexual Violence by Former TV Star Nakai

Over 70% Call for Reducing or Removing Consumption Tax amid Inflation: Jiji Poll

21.4% Wants Change of Govt, while 20% Prefers LDP-Komeito Rule: Jiji Poll

Swimming to Be Allowed in Seine from July as Legacy of 2024 Paris Olympics

Japan Eyes Stricter Driving License Rules for Foreigners as Accidents Continue

Ishiba Cabinet's Approval Rate Sinks to New Low of 20.9% in Jiji Poll This Month

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=143.04-06 Yen; Euro=1.1320-1323 Dollars

Rare DNA Mutation Found in Half of Japanese Bowel Cancer Patients: Int'l Survey

Trump, S. Africa's Ramaphosa Trade Barbs over "White Persecution" Claims

Sumo: Yokozuna Hoshoryu from Mongolia Plans to Obtain Japanese Citizenship

Priority Lanes at Airports in Japan, S. Korea to Mark 60 Years of Ties in June

Fuji Media, Dalton Fail to Agree on Board Nominees before Shareholders Meeting

Soccer: J2 Jubilo Iwata Beats J1 Gamba Osaka to Move to Levain Cup Playoffs