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Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–Yomeishu Seizo Co. has granted U.S. investment fund KKR preferential negotiation rights to take the company private, officials at the Japanese herbal health tonic maker said Tuesday. KKR plans to acquire Yomeishu Seizo shares through a tender offer,

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese federation of labor unions at small and midsize machinery and metal makers will highlight the plight of workers in next spring’s “shunto” annual wage negotiations with the management, its leader, Katahiro Yasukochi, has said. “We’ll show

Silicon Valley, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–A 26-year-old Japanese tourist has died in the Island of Hawaii after jumping from a cliff into the ocean in the southern part of the island, according to local police. The tourist has been identified as Kan

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. aims to double membership of its flagship health-promotion insurance program, Vitality, to 5 million over the next five years, banking on a new related asset-building product to drive this growth, President Yukinori Takada said

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday that it will acquire DigitalBridge Group Inc., a U.S. investment firm focusing on digital infrastructure, in a deal valued at 4 billion dollars. The Japanese technology investor will buy all outstanding shares of

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested a 35-year-old Chinese man Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing a woman in the Takadanobaba district of the Japanese capital’s Shinjuku Ward on Monday. Zhu Yu was arrested by the International Crime Division of the Metropolitan

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing a woman in the Takadanobaba district of the Japanese capital’s Shinjuku Ward on Monday, investigative sources said Tuesday. The man arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department faces attempted

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–The brutal murder of a family of four in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward remains unresolved a quarter century after the crime, despite many clues left at the scene, such as fingerprints and bloodstains, and police continue their desperate search

(Adnkronos) – During the autumn 2025 conscription call-up, 135,000 soldiers were recruited in Russia, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow announced. As in previous call-ups, recruits have the option to choose the branch of service they wish to join. Particular attention this

(Adnkronos) – Moscow agrees with Donald Trump’s statement that the parties are close to a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and negotiations are in the final stages, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “Of course,” Peskov replied when asked if he agreed