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Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it will purchase British drinks giant Diageo PLC’s alcohol business in East Africa for 465.4 billion yen. The deal covers beer and spirits operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, where beer demand

Nagoya, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday released a new version of its RAV4 SUV, the first model to use the Japanese automaker’s Arene software platform for better safety. The RAV4 underwent its first full redesign in about six years.

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday expressed her intention to continue talks with China to improve deteriorating bilateral relations over her remarks on a Taiwan contingency. “We want to continue frank dialogue and comprehensively promote a mutually

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo climbed to second place for the first time in global city power rankings released by a Japanese think tank Wednesday, buoyed by a surge in the number of visitors to Japan. London ranked first, while New York

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign visitors to Japan in January-November is estimated to have totaled 39,065,600, already exceeding the annual record high of about 36.87 million marked last year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. The 11-month figure

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–SBI Shinsei Bank made a comeback to the Tokyo Stock Exchange after a hiatus of some two years on Wednesday, in one of the largest stock listings this year. After fetching the first quotation of 1,586 yen apiece,

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. resumed Wednesday shipping operations using its logistics system after a two-month hiatus caused by a cyberattack. For the time being, shipments will be made from the company’s two logistics centers

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese labor leader Tomoko Yoshino has expressed opposition to a proposal by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration to give legal validity to the use of former surnames after marriage. The plan “would not be a full-fledged solution (to

(Adnkronos) – The Premier of New South Wales in Australia, Chris Minns, declared after the funeral of Rabbi Eli Shlanger, murdered in the Bondi Beach massacre, that he will propose changes to gun ownership policy. “Parliament will discuss urgent changes next week,”

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, aborted the launch of an H3 rocket on Wednesday after detecting a ground equipment anomaly. The launch was halted just before the rocket’s scheduled liftoff at 11:11 a.m. from the Tanegashima