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5 days ago | zawya.com | Kantaro Komiya

Japan's average retail rice prices fell below 4,000 yen ($27) for the first time in four months, data showed on Monday, after the government released an emergency stockpile of rice to tackle food inflation ahead of a national election. The supermarket price of rice per 5kg dropped by 6.1% to 3,920 yen in the seven days to June 15, marking the fourth straight week of decreases to reach a level last seen in February, according to the farm ministry.

1 week ago | msn.com | Yim Hyun-su |Kantaro Komiya

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1 week ago | uk.marketscreener.com | Yim Hyun-su |Kantaro Komiya

Published on 17/06/2025 at 23:41, updated on 18/06/2025 at 03:33SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to deepen a relationship prized by Washington and closely watched by China and North Korea, as the pair met for their first summit. The two leaders spoke on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Canada on Tuesday.

1 week ago | marketscreener.com | Yim Hyun-su |Kantaro Komiya

Published on 06/17/2025 at 18:41, updated on 06/17/2025 at 22:33SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to deepen a relationship prized by Washington and closely watched by China and North Korea, as the pair met for their first summit. The two leaders spoke on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Canada on Tuesday.

1 week ago | japantoday.com | Kantaro Komiya

Honda succeeded in a launch and landing test of its prototype reusable rocket on Tuesday, the Japanese company said in a surprise announcement, marking a milestone towards its 2029 goal of achieving a suborbital spaceflight. Honda R&D, the research arm of Japan's second-biggest carmaker, successfully landed its 6.3-meter experimental reusable launch vehicle after reaching an altitude of 271 meters at its test facility in northern Japan's space town Taiki, according to the company.