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Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Police arrested three people including a member of the city assembly of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Thursday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a contractor for the construction of a new city government building. A total

Gosen, Niigata Pref., May 7 (Jiji Press)–A 17-year-old male high school student was killed in a microbus crash that happened on the Ban-Etsu Expressway in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Wednesday. Hiroto Inagaki, from the city of Niigata,

Brussels, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the European Union held a ministerial economic dialogue in Brussels on Thursday to discuss enhancing cooperation on economic security and critical minerals. Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii represented Tokyo,

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average posted a record single-day gain to hit an all-time closing high near 63,000 on Thursday, amid hopes for an early end to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The index of 225 selected issues on

Toyota, Aichi Pref., May 7 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday unveiled the Lexus TZ, the first electric three-row SUV for the Japanese automaker’s luxury marque, slated for launch in the country in winter 2026. The TZ stretches over 5 meters in

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)-A Bank of Japan policymaker called for “particular attention” to the upside risks of prices at the monetary policy meeting in March, a summary of opinions at the meeting showed Thursday. According to the summary from the meeting

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry has drafted a bill to bar public prosecutors “in principle” from appealing court orders to start retrials, it was learned Thursday. The new draft was presented at a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is taking on the challenge of mining critical minerals, including rare earths, from the seabed around Minamitorishima, a Japanese remote island in the Pacific, with an eye to realize domestic rare earth production in the

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average posted a record single-day gain of about 3,300 points to hit an all-time closing high near 63,000 on Thursday, amid hopes for an early end to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The index of

Paris, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Paavo Jarvi, a world-renowned conductor from Estonia set to receive a Japanese government honor, has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a recent written interview with Jiji Press. Calling the Russian aggression “the destruction of cultural life,” Jarvi