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June 17, 2025
Japan Retail Rice Prices Fall for 3rd Week in Row
Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)--The average retail price of rice in Japan fell 48 yen from the previous week to 4,176 yen per 5 kilograms in the week through June 8, down for the third consecutive week, the agriculture ministry said Monday.
Iwaya Urges Restraint in Phone Talks with Iranian Counterpart
Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya had a phone meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Monday, and urged restraint over Iran's military conflict with Israel.
HEADLINES
- POLITICS
- Japan Study Group Seeks Review of Local Govts Tasks amid Labor Shortages
- ECONOMY
- Japan Farm Min. to Scrap Rice Crop Yield Index Starting with This Year's Harvest
- SPORTS
- Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka Drops by 5 Spots to 57th in World Weekly Rankings
- OTHER
- 47 Bodies Handed Over to Families after Air India Crash in Ahmedabad: Reports
NATIONAL
- Japan Retail Rice Prices Fall for 3rd Week in Row
- Iwaya Urges Restraint in Phone Talks with Iranian Counterpart
- (Update) Japan to Scrap Rice Crop Yield Index
- New S. Korean Leader Hopes for Forward-Looking Ties with Japan
- Saitama Man Arrested for Alleged Murder of Woman in 2018
BUSINESS
- Orix Bank Targets 300 B. Yen in Corporate Lending for FY 2025
- Wearable Perovskite Thin Solar Cells Tested at Osaka Expo
- Sumitomo Mitsui, SBI to Start Joint Asset Management Service
- Renault CEO to Resign after Efforts on Alliance with Nissan
- "Golden Share" to Help U.S. Steel Keep Its Name, Lutnick Says
MARKETS
AFP-JIJI PRESS NEWS JOURNAL
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