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Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks rose in Tokyo trading Friday morning, backed by buying of issues linked to artificial intelligence and semiconductors. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average climbed 647.81 points, or 1.44 pct, to end the morning session at 45,584.54.

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese machinery maker Hitachi Ltd. has said that it will tie up with U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI mainly over data centers. Hitachi will provide OpenAI’s data centers with cooling equipment as well as power transmission and

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and five other firms to stop rigging bids for overpass inspection work, people familiar with the matter told Jiji Press on Thursday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Suzuki Motor Corp. has launched the revamped Xbee compact SUV, which has a stronger front design, a characteristic aimed at broadening its customer base. The vehicle underwent the first redesigning in eight years. The revamped Xbee, while maintaining

Tsu, Mie Pref., Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–A minivehicle fell sideways in the city of Nabari in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, in the small hours of Friday, killing five of the six people aboard. Around 12:10 a.m., police received an emergency call from

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–The parents of a man arrested for allegedly killing an elderly woman in Machida, Tokyo, have expressed wishes for their son to atone for his crime. “We are sorry that our son took the life of an innocent

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. is set to acquire CCC MK Holdings Co., the operator of the “V Point” loyalty program, in March 2026, it has been learned. Through the move, the credit card company affiliated with Sumitomo Mitsui

(Adnkronos) – The new Russian-North Korean alliance is on display in Moscow, at the Museum of Decorative Arts, adorned for the occasion with grandiose tributes from North Korean artists to the partnership born in the midst of the battle in Ukraine. Vivid

(Adnkronos) – The Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, confirmed the death of three people during the unprecedented violence that shook several cities in the country last night, on what was the fifth day of street protests demanding improvements to the health and

(Adnkronos) – The German Foreign Ministry has summoned Georgia’s chargé d’affaires in Berlin, Ani Abuladze, to protest against criticism from Tbilisi of Germany’s ambassador to Georgia. “We sent a clear message: the unfounded accusations and aggressive rhetoric of the Georgian authorities against