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Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese office and household goods seller Askul Corp. said Friday that it has confirmed a leak of personal information, including clients’ names and email addresses, due to a cyberattack that caused a system glitch at the company. Although

Hiroshima/Fukuoka, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Two high courts in Japan on Friday ruled the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country’s parliament, was held “in a state of unconstitutionality” due to large vote-value disparities. The two

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–UA Zensen, which comprises unions in industries including textiles and retail in Japan, plans to demand a 6 pct wage increase in next year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations, the same level as in the 2025 shunto, it was

(Adnkronos) – A three-day visit this week by foreign minister Antonio Tajani and interior minister Matteo Piantedosi to Mauritania, Senegal and Niger has fortified Italy’s role in Africa and in stabilising the Sahel region, the foreign ministry wrote Friday on X.  

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday issued a business improvement order to Iwaki Shinkumi, including partial suspension of its operations, after the regional credit cooperative was found to have provided funds to antisocial forces. The cooperative, based in

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling and opposition parties agreed Friday to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge at the end of December. The agreement was reached by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation

Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed at their first summit on Friday afternoon to promote a mutually beneficial strategic relationship between their countries. Takaichi, who took office last week, said that

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average hit a new record high for the third straight day on Friday, closing above 52,000 for the first time ever, backed by strong corporate earnings and the yen’s weakening. The Nikkei average

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–A Russian hacker group in a statement released in the dark web has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that caused a system glitch at Japanese office and household goods seller Askul Corp., it was learned Friday. Askul said

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Six years after a fire, restoration work was nearly completed in July on the vivid red exterior of the “Seiden” main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan. The wooden