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Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. may post a consolidated net profit of 2 trillion yen earlier than the currently expected period of around 2030, President Toru Nakashima has said. On the back of brisk domestic business, the

Iwata, Shizuoka Pref., Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Yamaha Motor Co. plans to release a 125 cc moped model meeting new emissions rules in March, its president, Motofumi Shitara, has said. The company hopes to make sure that “people find it easy to

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to introduce a permit system for scrap yard operations as part of efforts to tighten regulations in the sector, informed sources have told Jiji Press. The permit system is being considered in response to

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. plans to reduce vehicle production at some plants in Japan and China from late this month through early January due to a shortage of semiconductors, company officials said Wednesday. In Japan, the company will suspend

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and British Defense Secretary John Healey have shared serious concerns over China’s moves, including a recent joint flight by Chinese and Russian bombers off the Pacific coast. In a videoconference held Wednesday, Koizumi

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–The extraordinary Diet session, which concluded on Wednesday, exposed instability in the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office in October, while her cabinet maintained high approval ratings. During the session, Takaichi occasionally jeopardized her

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–More than half of cases reported to Japanese police of sexual deepfakes targeting those aged under 18 were created with the involvement of students from the same schools as the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. This

(Adnkronos) – Australian police have formalized very serious charges against Naveed Akram, considered responsible for the most serious terrorist attack in the country’s history. The young man will face 59 charges, including 15 murders and a terrorism charge. According to investigators, he

(Adnkronos) – “Oil and product export operations continue normally. Tankers connected to Pdvsa operations continue to sail in full safety.” Thus, the Venezuelan national oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) states that Donald Trump’s announcement of a blockade of all tankers departing

(Adnkronos) – Pakistan claims to have been the victim of a web disinformation campaign after the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia. “When the attack occurred,” some media were quick to claim that one of the attackers was from Pakistan, the other born