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Asahikawa, Hokkaido, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The city government of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, agreed Thursday to pay 70 million yen to settle the high-profile case of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead from hypothermia in March 2021 after being bullied. The settlement was

(Adnkronos) – Japan has begun releasing a portion of its oil reserves, amidst the crisis caused by the war against Iran, equivalent to 30 days of domestic demand. This was reported by the Kyodo agency, specifying that this is a response never

(Adnkronos) – Two people were killed and three injured in Abu Dhabi, along Sweihan Street, where fragments of an intercepted ballistic missile fell. Gulf News reports this, citing local authorities, speaking of several damaged vehicles and recalling that previously the Ministry of

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan on Thursday began releasing a consumer price index that excludes the impact of policy measures, including free education and energy subsidies, in an effort to better gauge underlying inflation. The central bank releases the

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese regional lenders Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc. and Gunma Bank said Thursday that they have reached a definitive agreement to integrate their operations in April 2027. They will establish a new holding company, Gunma Niigata Financial Group

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The bereaved family of a former adviser to Japanese machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., who died while being wrongfully charged with illegal exports, plans to file a damages lawsuit in early April over judges’ decisions on his detention,

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced the leader of a sex worker scouting group to four years and six months in prison for violating the employment security law. Kazuma Endo, 34-year-old head of the group called “Access,” was

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Fuji Media Holdings Inc. has urged Japanese activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami and his first daughter, Aya Nomura, to sell their stakes in the Japanese media group, after they were found to have newly bought shares in the firm

Sapporo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Police in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido have sent papers on the operator of a now-closed zoo and its 58-year-old former president to public prosecutors on suspicion of violating the city planning law, it was learned Thursday.

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese public prosecutors on Thursday sought a fine of 1.5 million yen against former Japanese lawmaker Yasutada Ono, who allegedly failed to record a portion of revenue in his political funds reports, in a high-profile political funds scandal