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Osaka, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Sharp Corp. said Monday that its consolidated net profit nearly doubled to 45.4 billion yen in its fiscal first half through September from a year earlier, driven higher mainly by strong sales of personal computers. Microsoft Corp.’s termination

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government adopted Tuesday a draft antistalking law amendment that prohibits the act of collecting location information abusing loss prevention tags and enables police to issue warnings against stalkers without requests from victims. It hopes to get the

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass has condemned a social media post by Xue Jian, China’s consul-general in Osaka, western Japan, that criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark over Taiwan. Xue “threatens” Takaichi and the Japanese people,

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro Corp. has succeeded in farming saury from eggs to a size suitable for consumption, paving the way for commercializing the cultured autumn delicacy instead of relying solely on wild catches as is currently

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. has said it expects to post a record group net loss of 52 billion yen in the year ending in December, due mainly to falling inbound demand and a slump in U.S.

(Adnkronos) – In September 2025, EU countries issued 79,205 new decisions granting temporary protection to asylum seekers who fled Ukraine due to Russia’s war of aggression, marking a 49% increase compared to August 2025 and reaching the highest monthly total since August

(Adnkronos) – The measure to end the longest federal government shutdown in United States history passed thanks to the votes of eight Democratic senators who voted with Republicans, and against the instructions of their party leaders, in a decisive procedural vote. For

(Adnkronos) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov continues to work actively and will appear in public at relevant events. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this, commenting on foreign media reports about Lavrov’s recent absence from the public scene. “Sergey Viktorovich (Lavrov) continues

(Adnkronos) – 79 people were injured, 13 of whom remain hospitalized, in a collision between two trains near Bratislava, Slovakia. Pravda reports this, while Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke of a ”human factor”. While investigations are underway, the Slovak press writes

(Adnkronos) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban government of Afghanistan announces the resumption of services at the Consulate General in Bonn. A statement specifies that consular services can be accessed by booking an online appointment. It is expected, the