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Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. on Thursday raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2027 to 1.33 trillion yen from 1.21 trillion yen, mainly reflecting strong performances in its gaming, film and music businesses.

(Adnkronos) – The elections for the new Knesset president will be held on November 10. The current president, Amir Ohana, announced this, accepting the requests of Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats to anticipate the vote. The votes will therefore be held on

(Adnkronos) – The Hungarian government has made the archives of the communist-era secret police accessible to citizens, including the names of the regime’s network of informants, as reported by several international media outlets. Online consultation has been open since yesterday, 70 years

Kyoto, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Thursday that its consolidated net profit in April-September rose 11.0 pct from a year earlier to 220.9 billion yen. The increase was backed by robust sales of software launched in June 2025 for its Nintendo

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Board of Audit of Japan reported Thursday that “wasteful” government spending in fiscal 2025 totaled 144,573 million yen across 250 projects, up about 2.7-fold from the previous year. The report was submitted to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Over 12 trillion yen had been paid by consumers and taxpayers in Japan by the end of March this year to cover compensation, decontamination, decommissioning and other costs related to the March 2011 triple meltdown at Tokyo Electric

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday posted its first rise in consolidated net profit for the April-September period in three years, with profit increasing 26.1 pct from a year earlier to 2,236.4 billion yen. Robust sales of new vehicles,

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. on Thursday raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2027 to 1.33 trillion yen from 1.21 trillion yen, mainly reflecting strong performances in its gaming, film and music businesses.

(Adnkronos) – The ultra-Orthodox Jewish party United Torah Judaism, a long-time ally of outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to recommend him to remain Prime Minister of Israel to President Isaac Herzog as part of post-election consultations for the formation of

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has no plans to attend a two-day leaders’ meeting of a U.N. climate summit set to start in Turkey on Wednesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. From Japan, Environment Minister Hiroyoshi