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10 Settembre 2026

Japan Police Agency Names DNA Analysis Advisers after Scandal

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday it has appointed three forensic medicine experts as advisers on issues related to DNA analysis, with the aim of preventing misconduct following improper DNA tests found at the police department of the
10 Settembre 2026

Chubu Electric Overcharges 5 M. Customers for Over 2 Years

Nagoya, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday that its retail unit had overcharged more than five million customers for over two years due to cost calculation errors. The overcharges, found at Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., affected at least
10 Settembre 2026

Child Abuse Deaths in Japan Rise to 77 in FY 2024

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The number of children who died from abuse in Japan in fiscal 2024 rose by 12 from the previous year to 77, an expert panel of the Children and Families Agency said Thursday. Excluding family suicide cases, the
10 Settembre 2026

BOJ Member Seeks to Raise Rates Further for Policy Normalization

Fukui, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan needs to raise interest rates further to “complete the normalization of monetary policy,” Kazuyuki Masu, a member of the BOJ’s Policy Board, said Thursday. Underlying inflation, which excludes temporary factors, remains below 2 pct
10 Settembre 2026

Legendary Baseball Hitter Isao Harimoto Dies at 86

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Isao Harimoto, the first and only player in the history of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, to achieve more than 3,000 career hits, died on Wednesday afternoon, it was learned Thursday. He was 86. Harimoto collected
10 Settembre 2026

Self-Harm Cases, Suicide Attempts on Rise in Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The number of people transported by ambulance due to self-harm and suicide attempts is on an upward trend in Japan, reaching 43,631 cases in 2025, a survey showed Thursday. The survey, released on World Suicide Prevention Day, was
10 Settembre 2026

Ransomware Cases in Japan Hit Record High in Jan.-June

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–A total of 123 cases of ransomware attacks were confirmed in Japan in January-June, hitting the highest level on a half-year basis since the start of existing data in 2020, National Police Agency data on cyberthreats showed Thursday.
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