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Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 special wards in July surged 96.0 pct from a year before to a record 265.2 million yen, a think tank said Thursday.

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Thursday that it will acquire PCI Energy Solutions, a U.S. provider of software for energy trading management, for 1.4 billion dollars. The acquisition is aimed at promoting the Japanese company’s so-called smart energy services

Kumamoto, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Kumamoto Prefecture said Thursday it has revised down the death toll from the major earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28 to 38 from 39. The prefectural government determined, based on a doctor’s opinion and

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Thursday that it will launch an H3 rocket carrying a Mars moon exploration spacecraft on Oct. 20. The No. 10 H3 rocket is scheduled to blast off from JAXA’s Tanegashima

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency is considering setting up an office to serve as a control tower for inspections of financial institutions, following a series of scandals at regional credit cooperatives, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Related expenses will be

Seoul, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile on Thursday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said. The apparent ballistic missile is believed to have already fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the ministry said. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Paths to strengthen regulations on political donations from corporations and organizations in Japan remain unclear, as ruling and opposition parties are wide apart over the matter. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to continue prioritizing reducing seats in

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Asian Games are returning to Japan for the first time in 32 years, with the 2026 Games slated to kick off on Sept. 19 in the central prefecture of Aichi. The 16-day regional sporting event will be

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Aeon Co. said Thursday it has set up a committee of outside experts to investigate a fatal blast that occurred at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture shortly after last month’s earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The

(Adnkronos) – Four workers have died after being hit by a train at Shin-Kanuma station, north of Tokyo. “When rescuers arrived, three workers were still trapped under the train, while one was on the platform,” a fire department spokesman told Afp. According