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Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Genta Koja, at a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday, lodged a protest following the murder and robbery allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in the southernmost Japan prefecture earlier this month. At

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided four major Japanese brewers Wednesday for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to adjust shipment prices for beer and other products, sources familiar with the matter said. The four–Asahi Breweries Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co.,

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Water treatment technologies for Japanese aquariums, which go through gallons upon gallons of water, have been evolving. The seemingly inconspicuous technologies developed by Japanese companies, such as breaking down impurities without the use of chemicals and preventing seawater

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese digital transformation minister Toshiharu Furukawa has expressed determination to promote the development of so-called narrow artificial intelligence systems, in order to compete better with powerhouses such as the United States and China. As examples, Furukawa named vertical

Chiba, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese professors have expressed their joy after University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Francis Halzen, who led an international project they participated in, was named winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. “We were able to catch a

By Yurina Osaki Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s historic Hyakudan Kaidan building reopened to the public last week after a yearlong closure in a special viewing event for visitors to “directly” enjoy the charm of the architecture and its ornaments from the

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided four major Japanese brewers Wednesday for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to manipulate shipment prices for beer and other products, sources familiar with the matter said. The four–Asahi Breweries Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co.,

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index rose 1.5 pct in August from a year before, up for the eighth consecutive month, labor ministry data showed Wednesday. The rise came as inflation slowed from a year earlier, with salary growth

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan has seen a spate of cyberattacks targeting companies that resulted in breaches of personal information. While affected companies are scrambling to pay compensation and prevent recurrences, corporate Japan faces mounting challenges as the widespread adoption of artificial

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. has unveiled a prototype of a dog-shaped social robot that helps elderly people’s life at home. Leveraging physical artificial intelligence, the robot, Home Leo, can talk to people, recognize its surroundings, make appropriate decisions