News - Page 282

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Listed Japanese companies are believed to have enjoyed sharp profit growth in April-June, led by semiconductor- and export-related companies on the back of robust demand linked to artificial intelligence and semiconductors, as well as a weaker yen. Their

(Adnkronos) – In Kuwait, authorities have ordered the closure of an Iranian school. The Minister of Education, Jalal Al-Tabtabaei, has given “instructions for the revocation of permits granted to the Iranian private school in Kuwait and for the closure” of the institution,

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–The average summer bonus among major Japanese companies increased 7.04 pct from the previous year to 1,042,537 yen in 2026, the highest level since comparable data became available in 1981, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Thursday.

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition party leaders attending an annual peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Thursday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, voiced concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s address at the event. “Japan

Seoul, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the eastern province of Kangwon at around 5 p.m. Thursday, the South Korean military said. The missile is believed to have fallen outside

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has launched at least one “unidentified projectile” towards the Sea of Japan, according to the South Korean military. “North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the East Sea,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–After the death of Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese historian known for his research on U.S. prisoners of war who died in the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, his wife, Kayoko, 84, took over his research. “I

(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian drones hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in the Yaroslavl region overnight. Local monitoring channels report this. Some videos show a large fire at the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Yaroslavl, over 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. According

(Adnkronos) – Several people were injured in overnight Israeli airstrikes on the cities of Burj Shemali and al-Mansouri, in southern Lebanon. This was reported by the Lebanese National News Agency. Israeli artillery shelling continued until this morning, targeting Majdal Zoun, al-Mansouri, and

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–A 34-year-old man was involved in a fatal traffic accident in Tokyo in April after being diagnosed with sleep apnea syndrome, police sources said Thursday. He was arrested on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury at the