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Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plummeted over 1,600 points Friday morning, due mainly to selling pressure on semiconductor-related issues. At 10:25 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section

Naha, Okinawa Pref., June 5 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Prefecture’s gubernatorial election, set for Sept. 13, is shaping up as a de facto one-on-one race between incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki and Genta Koja, a prospective candidate effectively backed by the Liberal Democratic Party. With

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index rose 1.9 pct in April from a year earlier, up for the fourth straight month, labor ministry data showed Friday. The increase reflected stronger nominal wage growth as well as a slower consumer

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plummeted over 1,200 points Friday morning, due to selling pressure on semiconductor-related issues. At 9:14 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section stood

Nagoya, June 5 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court has sentenced a former elementary school teacher to three years and six months in prison for possessing naked images of girls created by generative artificial intelligence, among other acts, in violation of the law against

(Adnkronos) – A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suddenly collapsed onto its nose at Frankfurt Airport, where it was stationary awaiting passenger boarding for Los Angeles. Several crew members were injured.   “While the aircraft was stationary, the front landing gear unexpectedly retracted,”

(Adnkronos) – The Mont Blanc tunnel’s expansion is crucial for the whole of northwest Italy and the government is renewing its request to France to build a second tube that will boost a key transport link for Italian exports and tourism, foreign

(Adnkronos) – After more than seven years, Russia and the United States will face each other again in an ice hockey friendly match on July 1st in Moscow. The event takes on particular significance in light of the exclusion of Russian teams

(Adnkronos) – The agreement reached in Washington between the Israeli and Lebanese delegations under the aegis of the United States amounts to ”a surrender and a defeat”. Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem declared this, defining the direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon

Tokyo, June 4 (Jiji Press)–Information security firm Trend Micro Inc. said Thursday that it will use Claude Mythos, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic, for its cyber defense services for corporate customers. Trend Micro is believed to be the first