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The debut of new bank notes in Japan, set for Wednesday, is causing headaches for restaurants and other businesses in the country.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida marked 1,000 days in office on Saturday, becoming the country's eighth prime minister to reach the milestone since the end of World War II.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday revisited the University of Oxford, where they had studied, before leaving for their country later in the day after an official visit to Britain.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it will withdraw from the production of newspaper rotary press, due to the aging of engineers and difficulty in procuring parts.

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines on Friday unveiled a joint policy to deal with the harassment of workers by customers and vowed to act resolutely and respond systematically to such acts.

Japan's transport ministry Friday issued administrative guidance to Honda Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Co., urging them to take measures to prevent any recurrence of irregularities in their vehicle and equipment performance tests.