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Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to begin a health survey as early as this year on residents of coastal areas hit by the outbreak of Minamata mercury poisoning disease caused by water pollution from industrial waste. The survey on

Sapporo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly burning his wife’s body in an incinerator at his workplace, Asahiyama Zoo, in the city of Asahikawa in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido. Arrested by the Hokkaido police department

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Makino Milling Machine Co. said Thursday that Asian investment fund MBK Partners has withdrawn its plan to launch a tender offer for the major Japanese machine tool maker. MBK Partners accepted the Japanese government’s advisory for the fund

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during phone talks Thursday to ensure that all ships, including those from Japan and other Asian nations, can safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz as early as

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–The dollar tumbled below 156 yen in foreign exchange trading Thursday evening Japan time, amid speculation that Tokyo intervened into the market to correct the yen’s weakening. On Thursday afternoon, when the dollar was trading above 160 yen,

(Adnkronos) – In Niamey, the capital of Niger, a thousand people took to the streets to demonstrate “solidarity” with the neighboring “Malian people,” following last Saturday’s unprecedented attacks in Mali. Mali and Niger, along with Burkina Faso, are part of the Alliance

(Adnkronos) – Jihadist militias close to al Qaeda’s Jnim attacked the town of Bagaré, in northern Burkina Faso, less than a week after the large-scale offensive carried out in neighboring Mali alongside the Tuareg Liberation Front. At least 11 people were killed

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during phone talks Thursday to ensure that all ships, including those from Japan and other Asian nations, can safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz as early as

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters Thursday that the time for the country to take “decisive action” against the yen’s rapid depreciation is “approaching.” She is believed to have hinted at a possible currency market intervention involving

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the country will be able to secure enough supply of naphtha-based chemical products “until after” the start of next year. She presented the prospect at a ministerial meeting on the