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Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved operating life extensions of up to 20 years for two more reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

Japan's transport ministry plans to allow bus, train and other transportation companies, in addition to taxi firms, to operate ride-hailing services, it was learned Wednesday.

Japanese electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera Co. said Wednesday that it will open a "Yodobloom" shop for free trials of beauty products at Sogo & Seibu Co.'s Seibu Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike did not announce her possible bid for a third term in her policy speech at the beginning of a Tokyo metropolitan assembly session on Wednesday.

Japan's parliament passed into law on Wednesday an amendment bill to the basic law on food, agriculture and rural areas, in the first drastic review of the "constitution" for the nation's farm policies since its enactment in 1999.

The Bank of Japan will reduce purchases of Japanese government bonds at some point in the future, BOJ Policy Board member Seiji Adachi said Wednesday.