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Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Police arrested a 37-year-old former employee of Japan Post Co. on Wednesday over aggravated bribery in connection with a contract for collection services. Nobuyuki Yoneda, who worked at a branch office of the company in Tokyo’s Koto Ward,

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)–Teenage suspects in last week’s high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, have told police investigators that they had been threatened with the killing of their families and friends if they did not take

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese public-private working group is considering actively shutting down financial systems as an option to deal with possible cyberattacks that utilize Claude Mythos, an artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup Anthropic, it was learned Wednesday. The

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks fell in Tokyo trading Wednesday, driven lower by rising interest rates globally, sending the benchmark Nikkei 225 average below 60,000 for the first time in about three weeks. The Nikkei index closed at 59,804.41, down 746.18

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese machinery maker Hitachi Ltd. and auto parts maker Astemo Ltd. said Wednesday that they have teamed up to develop artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles. Hitachi and Astemo, an affiliate of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co., aim to

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–The liquidator of the Unification Church, a controversial religious group ordered to disband, on Wednesday began accepting claims from victims who were forced to make large donations to the group. Loss claims will be accepted online or by

Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)–The Naha branch of Fukuoka High Court ruled Wednesday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. Presiding Judge Hiroaki

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday that the country would not need to issue a large amount of Japanese government bonds to finance an envisaged supplementary budget for fiscal 2026. Speaking in a debate of party leaders

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in April fell 5.5 pct from a year before to 3,692,200, down for the first time in three months, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Visitors from eight Middle

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry has said it will start surveys in late June on bear habitats and populations in the Tohoku northeastern region and some areas in nearby Niigata Prefecture. The government surveys, announced Tuesday, will cover the six