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Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired some 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, on Thursday, the South Korean military said. The Japanese government said that none has fallen into the country’s exclusive economic

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Electricity bills for November will hit record highs at seven of Japan’s 10 major utilities, according to their announcements Thursday. The standard household rates for November usage, billed in December, will be raised at the seven companies, reflecting

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has requested that telecommunications carriers forcibly deny access to a website believed to be behind a cyberattack on GMO Internet Inc., people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The request was made by the communications

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fujifilm Corp. said Thursday that it will increase the production of magnetic tape for data storage for the first time in 20 years. The company plans to invest about 10 billion yen in a manufacturing base in

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced renowned Japanese pianist Kyohei Sorita to three months in jail, suspended for two years, for speeding. According to the ruling, Sorita, 32, drove a car at 144 kilometers per hour, well above

Fukushima, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, said Thursday that they will expand their fishing area near the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, starting in January. The Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations will shrink its

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki and his Cambodian counterpart, Sar Theth, on Wednesday agreed to deepen cooperation to eradicate organized fraud. At a meeting in Tokyo, Kusunoki, commissioner general of Japan’s National Police Agency, told Sar Theth, commissioner

(The headline should have read, “…Ohsho Pres….,” and the second sentence in the fifth paragraph should have read, “…Gyoza no Ohsho…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Kyoto Prosecutors Appeal Acquittal in 2013 Ohsho Pres. Murder Kyoto, Oct. 29 (Jiji

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Thursday. The Imperial couple and other members of the Imperial Family walked around to converse with about 1,700 invited

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a city assembly member from Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, to pay 1.1 million yen in damages to Taiwan-born author Li Kotomi over a privacy violation related to the disclosure