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(Adnkronos) – South Korea has for the first time conducted a test launch of a hypersonic missile developed with national technology. This was announced by the presidential office in Seoul, a few days after North Korea’s launch of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–A press preview was held for part of the Tokyo Midtown Nihonbashi commercial complex under development in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward on Thursday, ahead of its scheduled opening next year. The complex is being developed by Mitsui Fudosan Co.

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–A vehicle belonging to the Russian Embassy in Japan collided with a private vehicle in Tokyo on Thursday. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the accident occurred in front of the Foreign Ministry in the Kasumigaseki district in

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that she recognizes the importance of visiting Ukraine, which is fighting against Russian aggression, but added that she currently has no concrete plans for such a trip. Takaichi made the remark

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo and other casual clothing stores, said Thursday that its sales for the year that ended in August grew 16.6 pct from the previous year to a record 3,963.3 billion yen.

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that its consolidated operating profit for March-August rose 11.5 pct from a year earlier to 232.2 billion yen. The Japanese retail giant’s overseas convenience store business, which includes gasoline sales, performed

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan revised up its economic assessment for two of the country’s nine regions in a quarterly report released Thursday while leaving it unchanged for the rest. The central bank compiled the report at the day’s

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–A Russian national believed to be a key member of the notorious “Qilin” international hacker group was arrested by German authorities after being extradited from Japan, Japanese police said Thursday. According to Japan’s National Police Agency, German authorities

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–A corporate culture that placed excessive emphasis on sales performance was cited as a cause of fraud by employees of Prudential Life Insurance Co. who defrauded customers of money, a third-party investigation report showed Thursday. According to the

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization, heard calls Thursday for children of atomic bomb survivors to carry on its movement as it weighs whether to remain active or disband. About 80 “hibakusha” survivors of the 1945