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Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday disclosed a fourth set of documents related to a scandal involving school operator Moritomo Gakuen. About 25,000 pages of the documents in electronic form were provided to the widow of a MOF

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The number of corporate bankruptcies involving liabilities of 10 million yen or more in Japan in April-September hit the highest level in 12 years, partly due to labor shortages, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Wednesday. In the first

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Sentiment among so-called economy watchers, or people whose jobs are sensitive to changes in economic trends, improved for a fifth straight month in September, thanks to increased spending by foreign visitors and brisk home sales, a government survey

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Wednesday that it has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Japan’s Susumu Kitagawa, 74, professor at Kyoto University, and two other researchers “for the development of metal-organic

(Adnkronos) – Italy and China on Wednesday took stock of their relations and looked at opportunities to bolster bilateral cooperation in an array of areas – especially trade and economic ties – at a inter-government meeting in Rome.  “Today’s meeting provides an

(Adnkronos) – Confirmation of the priority, for Russian commands, of the advance in the directions of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, comes from the record number of casualties recorded in the area from last January to August.   According to leaked Russian

(Adnkronos) – Russia and India have launched joint military exercises in the Indian state of Rajasthan, in the northwest of the country. The “Indra 2025” maneuvers will take place around the Mahajan base until October 15 and will be dedicated to coordinating

(Adnkronos) – The Governor of the State of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott, announced that “the elite of the Texas National Guard” has arrived south of Chicago, as part of the troop deployment ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce his immigration

(Adnkronos) – At least 18 people have died and three others have been rescued in the Bilaspur district, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, after a bus was engulfed by a landslide. The vehicle, which was carrying about thirty passengers,

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The dollar surged to eight-month highs above 152.50 yen in Tokyo trading Wednesday, buoyed by receding speculation for an early interest rate hike in Japan. The yen remained under selling for the dollar, as market players expect a