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Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese office supplies retailer Askul Corp. said that a ransomware cyberattack discovered in October led to the leakage of about 740,000 sets of data concerning its individual customers, corporate clients and employees. Of the total, about 590,000 sets

Nanjing, China, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)–A state memorial ceremony marking the 88th anniversary of the Nanjing incident perpetrated by the former Imperial Japanese Army was held in Nanjing in the eastern China province of Jiangsu on Saturday. “We will never tolerate any

Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)–A clinical trial by a Tokyo-based venture company originating from Keio University has confirmed that transplanting cardiac muscle cell clusters called cardiomyocyte spheroids created from induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells into patients with severe heart failure improved

(Adnkronos) – The Norwegian Nobel Committee has condemned the “brutal” arrest in Iran of activist Narges Mohammadi, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, and has demanded her unconditional release. “Given the close cooperation between the regimes of Iran and Venezuela, the

(Adnkronos) – A Turkish ferry was damaged in a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, on the Black Sea. This was announced by Ukrainian Reconstruction Minister Oleksiy Kuleba. “Russia launched a missile attack against civilian port infrastructure in

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Chinese military ships, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, entered the East China Sea from the Pacific on Friday by sailing north between the main island of the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa and Miyako Island, part of Okinawa,

(Adnkronos) – The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations has warned of the risk of escalation in the Great Lakes region following the new offensive by the M23 armed group in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “In recent

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli security cabinet has approved the “creation and regulation” of 19 settlements in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law. Israeli media reported this, adding that among these are two settlements in the northern West Bank that

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed Friday to continue discussions on raising the minimum taxable annual income level from the current 1.6 million yen to 1.78 million yen. The agreement

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Kyocera Corp., Fujifilm Holdings Corp. and other Japanese firms are considering investing in Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors, it was learned Friday. The new funds are expected to put the Japanese chipmaker on track to