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Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is considering decommissioning one or some reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, excluding the No. 6 and No. 7 units, it was learned Thursday. This would mark the

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that its group net profit for the six months through August surged 2.3-fold from a year earlier to 121.8 billion yen, reflecting lower costs in the supermarket division and higher margins

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad arrested Kazutaka Yonekura, 48, the founder and former president of Japanese artificial intelligence developer Alt Inc., and three others on Thursday on suspicion of padding the firm’s sales in

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The condition for the Democratic Party for the People to join the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition is the fulfillment of agreements between the three parties, including the abolition of a provisional gasoline tax rate, DPFP leader Yuichiro

(Adnkronos) – Agreement by Israel an Hamas on the first stage of US president Donald Trump’s peace plan opens the door for the reconstruction Gaza and the relaunching of humanitarian aid at scale for the coastal enclave’s war-hit civilian population, Italy said

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(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of wanting to sow “chaos” in Ukraine by launching attacks on his country’s energy grid and railway infrastructure. “Russia’s task is to create chaos and exert psychological pressure on the population through attacks against

Osaka, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that the central government’s decision to cut its special tax grants to Izumisano due to the western Japan city’s huge “furusato nozei” donation revenues was illegal. Presiding Judge

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will mull expanding its support to promote the restoration and reconstruction of Gaza. At a press conference Thursday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi hailed Israel and Islamic group Hamas striking an agreement over the first

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo and other casual clothing brands, on Thursday reported record-high group sales and profits for the year that ended in August, on the back of robust demand both in and outside Japan.