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(Adnkronos) – Over 1.5 million Muslims have arrived in the holy city of Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which this year takes place in a climate of hope for an end to the war in the Middle East. To protect them,

(Adnkronos) – Around 20 people were injured in a luxury shopping mall in central Tokyo after a man sprayed a caustic substance inside. Police and fire department officials reported this. Tokyo police spokesman Yusuke Koide told AFP that a man sprayed a

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition party Team Mirai has drafted a “stopgap” benefits program that would be effective until the planned introduction of a refundable tax credit system. The draft, announced on Monday, calls for providing up to around 60,000 yen

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged to close above 65,000 for the first time ever on Monday, backed by expectations for an end to the fighting between the United States and Iran. The index of 225 selected

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)–Fifteen people reported throat pain and other symptoms after a pungent odor spread near the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward on Monday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department. At around

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government expressed disappointment on Monday after the latest U.N. conference reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failed to adopt an outcome document. The failure is “extremely regrettable,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a press conference.

Japan Department Stores Association May 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 442,155 M. Yen Up 5.2 pct Clothing 123,062 Up 2.9 Personal Articles 78,511 Up 9.5 Sundry Goods 104,091 Up 10.3 Household Goods 14,282 Up 0.4 Foodstuffs 96,329 Up 0.9 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association May 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 136,099 M. Yen Up 7.4 pct Clothing 37,745 Up 6.0 Personal Articles 25,285 Up 8.6 Sundry Goods 36,241 Up 14.2 Household Goods 5,414 Up 4.8 Foodstuffs 24,774 Up 1.5 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)–Chinese President Xi Jinping verbally attacked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over what he calls remilitarization of Japan during his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing earlier this month, it was learned Monday. But Trump defended

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)–An Idemitsu Tanker Co. crude oil tanker entered the Ise Bay in central Japan on Monday morning, becoming the first oil tanker to arrive in the country after passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict between