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U.S. investment fund Fortress Investment Group LLC has obtained a preferential negotiation right to purchase major department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co., The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

National general account tax revenues for fiscal 2021 totaled approximately 67 trillion yen, marking a record high for the second consecutive year, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned on Friday. This is an increase of 6.2 trillion yen from the 60.8 trillion yen revenues for fiscal 2020, which had been the largest…

"Irrational exuberance" is a phrase widely used to warn about the risks of a bubble-like stock market.

The results of a Yomiuri Shimbun survey of candidates running in the upcoming House of Councillors election suggest that those running for the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito have a strong mutual hope to cooperate with each other after the election, while many candidates from opposition parties…

"The economy and employment" is the most important issue for candidates running in the upcoming House of Councillors election, followed by "diplomacy and security," according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.

Campaigning for the July 10 House of Councillors election has officially kicked off. Whenever an election is held, the familiar problem of low turnout among younger voters arises.

As election day for the House of Councillors draws near, party leaders have been rushing around battleground prefectures and campaigning energetically. This includes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He has made such pledges as "Protecting the livelihoods of the people," "Making an economic…

Thirty-six percent of respondents in a Yomiuri Shimbun survey said they will vote for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the proportional representation section of the upcoming House of Councillors election, with 10% selecting Nippon Ishin no Kai and 8% picking the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

With campaigning for the House of Councillors election in full swing, the Liberal Democratic Party has a healthy lead, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey, but the main ruling party is refusing to count its chickens before they hatch.

Battling the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, limiting price increases and strengthening Japan's defense capabilities are shaping up as the three main issues that could impact Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's prospects in the upcoming House of Councillors election.

The reported health crisis management agency the government intends to create to strengthen measures against infectious diseases will be announced by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from government sources.