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1 Maggio 2026

ANA, JAL Project Lower Profits amid Higher Fuel Costs

Tokyo, May 1 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese airlines ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines said Thursday that they forecast sharply lower profits for the year ending in March 2027 as the war in Iran sent fuel prices surging. ANA, the parent of All
1 Maggio 2026

Leading Japanese Tanka Poet Hirohiko Okano Dies at 101

Tokyo, May 1 (Jiji Press)–Hirohiko Okano, a prominent Japanese tanka poet who served as a poetry selector for the annual “Utakai Hajime” New Year’s poetry-reading ceremony at the Imperial Palace, died on April 24. He was 101. Born in the western Japan
30 Aprile 2026

Zoo Employee Arrested for Allegedly Damaging Wife’s Body

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
30 Aprile 2026

Asian Fund MBK Cancels Makino Milling Machine Bid

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Makino Milling Machine Co. said Thursday that Asian investment fund MBK Partners has withdrawn its plan to launch a tender offer for the major Japanese machine tool maker.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