Summary of major news headlines (September 14th to 17th)

The Federal Reserve has indicated that it expects to raise interest rates one more time this year.

The US Federal Reserve has decided to raise the policy interest rate by 0.25% to 3.75% to 4.00% annually.

A special court in The Hague has sentenced former Kosovo President Thaci to 25 years in prison.

Representative Yoshimura of the Meiji Restoration Party informed the prime minister of his intention to reduce the consumption tax and reduce the number of members of the House of Representatives during the extraordinary Diet session.

The ruling party leader officially confirmed that the Meiji Restoration will turn to cabinet cooperation.

It has been revealed that Kansai Electric Power and Tohoku Electric Power have expressed their intention to participate in an interim storage facility in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, which will temporarily store spent nuclear fuel.

Prime Minister Takaichi said regarding the LDP's change of the House of Councilors secretary-general, ``I do not have the authority to appoint personnel in the House of Councilors.''

According to South Korean media, a South Korean district court ordered North Korea to pay approximately 5 billion yen in compensation for the bombing of the inter-Korean joint liaison office.

The Tokyo District Court has handed down a fine to an event company charged with violating antitrust laws in a bid-rigging case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. All six companies indicted were found guilty.

Liberal Democratic Party House of Councilors Secretary-General Ishii has retired and Kazuhiko Aoki has been appointed as his successor.

The trade balance in August was a deficit of 1.1056 trillion yen.

Tremors with a seismic intensity of 4 were observed in Kumamoto Prefecture.

It has been confirmed that Koichi Hagiuda, acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, will continue as acting secretary general.

Liberal Democratic Party House of Councilors Chairman Matsuyama has decided to appoint Kazuhiko Aoki as House of Councilors secretary-general.

The government has approved the tax reform outline regarding consumption tax reduction at a cabinet meeting.

Liberal Democratic Party House of Councilors Chairman Matsuyama has decided to replace House of Councilors Secretary-General Ishii.

Centrist Democratic Party members agreed to appoint Junya Ogawa as the new party representative.

Centrist Democratic-leaning politicians agreed to name the new party either ``New Democracy Party'' or ``Democratic Reform Party.''

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a former massage parlor owner to five years in prison for violating the Child Welfare Act against a 12-year-old Thai girl at the time.

Prime Minister Takaichi announced the schedule for reshuffling Liberal Democratic Party executives on the 16th and reshuffling the cabinet on the 17th.

US President says Russia and Ukraine have agreed not to attack each other's energy facilities

The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries has exceeded 5% for the first time in three years.