Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association has issued a statement calling for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist who was detained by Russian authorities nearly a month ago. In the statement released Wednesday, the association, also
Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Beer sales at four major makers in Japan surged 22 pct in October from a year earlier apparently because of a tax cut, industry officials said Thursday. Sales of Kirin Brewery Co.’s “Ichibanshibori” rose 8 pct, and those