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Yokohama, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics Co. has held a ceremony to mark the full opening of its semiconductor research base in Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Amid growing demand for higher-end chips in

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Major convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has said it will launch new clothing and accessories developed jointly with an affiliate of Japanese apparel firm And ST HD Co. in stages from Sept. 25. The products will be

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has unveiled images of three candidate characters for its Suica smart card system to succeed the current character based on a penguin. The three candidates–a brown squirrel, a purple rabbit and

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Members of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are considering forming a new party after leaving the CRA following the failure of a planned merger among the CRA, the CDP and Komeito,

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Members of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are considering forming a new party after leaving the CRA following the failure of a planned merger among the CRA, the CDP and Komeito,

(The final paragraph should have read, “…Typhoon Krovanh…” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Level 5 Flood Warning Issued for Central Japan River Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency and the land ministry issued the highest Level 5

(Adnkronos) – Romanian intelligence has announced that it foiled a sabotage operation on national territory coordinated by Russia. According to a note from the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), at the center of the investigation is a Russian citizen monitored since last February,

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday strongly urged Iran to exercise maximum restraint over attacks on civilian vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for crude oil shipments. During phone talks with his Iranian

(Adnkronos) – The air defense forces of the Iranian army claimed to have detected, tracked, and shot down a US Mq-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported that the unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted by defense systems deployed in

Seoul, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of strengthening Japan-South Korea relations in a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik in Seoul on Tuesday. “Compared with the situation in 2002, when I first