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Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sony Group Corp. said Tuesday that it and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will invest a total of 747 billion yen to establish a joint venture to make next-generation image sensors for smartphones. The new company, Advanced Vision

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki, near Tokyo, around 8 p.m. Tuesday, traveling in an unusual direction from east to west. The Japan Meteorological Agency said this was the first typhoon landfall in

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research team has said it found traces of genetic mutations caused by a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains in the intestines in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases in Japan. Announcing the findings Monday,

Kumamoto, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan had 3,714 evacuees from the July 28 massive earthquake as of Tuesday, the prefectural government said. The number changed drastically from Monday as the hard-hit city of Uki did a fresh count and

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s central government debt totaled a record 1,346,683.3 billion yen at the end of June, up 2,840.7 billion yen from three months before, according to the Ministry of Finance. The increase reflects the government’s continued reliance on borrowing

(Adnkronos) – The head of the Libyan National Army’s military intelligence, Brigadier General Fawzi Mansouri, was killed by an explosive device placed in his car outside his home in the Al-Hawari district of Benghazi. This was reported by the Israeli website Ynet

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from this night’s Russian missile attacks against Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv is worsening. As reported by the Kyiv Independent newspaper, “at least five people have been killed and 21 injured. Five people died and 20 were injured in

(Adnkronos) – “10 people were injured due to explosions that shook Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, following Russian ballistic missile attacks in Ukraine.” The English-language Ukrainian newspaper The Kyiv Independent reports this. “One person was injured in Kyiv, while nine others were injured in

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it permitted some workers at shops in Aeon Mall Kumamoto to re-enter the earthquake-hit commercial facility just before a fatal explosion occurred there July 28. Workers at shops in Aeon Mall

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to make a landfall around the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night. The Japan Meteorological Agency called for caution against violent winds, high waves and heavy rain mainly in the