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Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court upheld Tuesday lower court decisions to grant a retrial for a man who was given a life term over a 1984 murder-robbery in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, and died in prison later. The top court’s

Istanbul, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Iranian authorities have detained a Japanese national in Tehran since Jan. 20, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said in Tokyo on Wednesday. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S. government-funded media outlet, earlier reported that Iran has

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high on Wednesday, reflecting overnight U.S. stock rises and receding speculation over a possible interest rate hike in Japan. The Nikkei average ended the day’s session up 1,262.03

Japan Department Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 491,589 M. Yen Up 2.3 pct Clothing 138,913 Down 1.2 Personal Articles 88,364 Up 0.4 Sundry Goods 109,682 Up 8.9 Household Goods 15,101 Down 3.5 Foodstuffs 113,843 Up 3.2 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 145,685 M. Yen Up 2.0 pct Clothing 41,406 Up 1.0 Personal Articles 26,249 Down 4.7 Sundry Goods 37,354 Up 9.0 Household Goods 5,430 Down 1.1 Foodstuffs 29,164 Up 4.1 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Bangkok, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Fifteen Japanese nationals have been detained in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, on suspicion of special fraud, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The move comes as the Cambodian government plans to eliminate special fraud operations

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Comedian Akira Kawashima was named the most desirable male boss among upcoming new graduates in Japan, a survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. showed Wednesday. In the survey, many students who will graduate from school and start

Japan Chain Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,076,139 M. Yen Up 2.7 pct Foodstuffs 752,709 Up 1.6 Clothing 49,655 Down 1.4 Sundries 97,581 Up 5.5 Furniture and Interior Goods 53,030 Down 0.3 Home Electric Appliances 3,025 Up 9.6 Note: Year-on-year

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday defended her distribution of a gift catalog to all House of Representatives lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who won Lower House seats in the Feb. 8 general election. The

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–A Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. employee shared confidential documents on a nuclear power plant within the company improperly, according to a Nuclear Regulation Authority report. This adds to a series of problems with TEPCO’s handling of