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Kyoto, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated sales in April-December last year nearly doubled from a year before to 1,905.8 billion yen, a record high for the nine-month period. The result was driven by strong sales of the

(Adnkronos) – Italian-Americans have raised funds for areas of southern Italy ravaged by heavy rain and storm surges in January “and will continue” to do so, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told reporters in Cagliari, Sardinia late Monday.  “Tomorrow, I will be in

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it will begin considering plans to introduce outside capital into its real estate business. The parent company of Fuji Television Network Inc. said it will not exclude “the possibility of

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party and Sanseito have called for setting a cap on the percentage of foreign nationals in Japan’s population in their promises to voters for Sunday’s House of Representatives election. By contrast, the Liberal Democratic Party,

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Koichi Hagiuda, an executive of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who is running in the Tokyo No. 24 constituency in Sunday’s general election, is seeking to fully emerge from the party’s high-profile slush fund scandal through the election.

Kyoto, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated sales in April-December last year nearly doubled from a year before to 1,905.8 billion yen, a record high for the nine-month period. The result was driven by strong sales of the

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared over 2,000 points to rewrite its all-time closing high on Tuesday, ahead of Sunday’s general election in the country. The Nikkei average closed at 54,720.66, up 2,065.48 points, or 3.92 pct,

(Adnkronos) – One woman dead and five injured is the toll of a Russian air raid conducted overnight on the Kharkiv oblast. This was stated by regional governor Oleg Synegubov. 

(Adnkronos) – Large fire in the western part of Tehran. Iranian media report, citing sources from the capital’s Fire Department working to extinguish the flames. The causes are not clear, nor are there any reports of possible victims at the moment due

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to avoid discussing the proposed reduction in the number of House of Representatives seats during the campaign for Sunday’s general election. In their campaign platforms, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its