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Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated net profit rose 9.1 pct in its fiscal first half ended in August to 4,048 million yen thanks to increased sales of its Topvalu private brand products and cost

Nagoya, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–E-sports, in which competitors face off in computer games, will return as an official medal event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, following its debut at the 2022 Games in Hangzhou, China. Co-hosted by

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and her husband for dinner at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday evening. The Swedish couple visited Japan mainly for the World Exposition in the western Japanese city

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has bid farewell to a talking doll of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, that had been placed in his office before the event began. “You played a

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli Defense Forces (Idf) confirmed that they shot and killed five Palestinians in the Shejaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, who had gotten too close to troops who had withdrawn beyond the Yellow Line as stipulated by the peace

(Adnkronos) – Two French citizens, whose identities have not been disclosed, have been sentenced to several years in prison for “espionage” on behalf of France and Israel. This was reported by Mizan, a news agency linked to the Iranian judiciary, specifying that

(Adnkronos) – Israel’s two-year war in Gaza against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has led to numerous suicides among soldiers returning from the front and among the civilian population, while it has left hundreds of thousands of Israelis with post-traumatic stress disorder, a

(Adnkronos) – The 20 living Israeli hostages freed from over two years of captivity in Gaza by Islamist Palestinian group Hamas on Monday can return to “normal life” after 3-4 months of “hard work” with psychotraumatology experts and Eye Movement Desensitisation and

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese men’s national soccer team, dubbed Samurai Blue, achieved its first victory over Brazil on Tuesday, winning 3-2 in an international friendly at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. The match featured a come-from-behind effort by Japan, ranked 19th