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Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A video showing a student assaulting another student at a high school in Tochigi Prefecture has spread on social media, prompting probes by a board of education and police in the eastern Japan prefecture. “We take

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A man found dead bleeding massively at an apartment in Tokyo’s Ota Ward on Thursday has what appeared to be defensive wounds on the fingers of both hands, it was learned Friday. The victim was identified as Akihiro

Nagoya, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp.’s bZ4X SUV was the top-selling electric vehicle in Japan in October-December 2025, the automaker has announced. It marked the first time that Toyota has topped the country’s quarterly EV sales ranking. The company released the

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese convenience store chain Ministop Co. has said it now expects to log a consolidated net loss of 6 billion yen in the business year through February, against its previous forecast of a 70-million-yen profit. The downward revision

Brussels, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–“Girl with a Pearl Earring,” a painting by 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, will be loaned to Japan for display this summer, the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague said Thursday. The masterpiece will be exhibited from Aug.

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Advocating a “centrist” stance, Komeito is struggling to define its strategy over how far to keep its distance from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration and how to engage with other opposition parties. The party has yet to articulate

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s petrochemical industry is moving ahead with realignment, pressured by the country’s declining population and China’s overproduction. The industry involves complicated supply chains, including production of ethylene, plastics, synthetic rubber, and fabric materials. This has made it difficult

(Adnkronos) – Foreign undersecretary Maria Tripodi is in Jakarta on a mission centred on growth diplomacy with Indonesia – one Italy’s top Asian business partners. The visit aims to bolster bilateral economic ties and dialogue, the foreign ministry said in a statement

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani will address Italy’s Senate on crisis-hit Venezuela following the capture by US forces last week of president Nicolas Maduro. Tajani will also brief lawmakers on a fire at a bar in Switzerland’s upscale Crans-Montana ski resort

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki expressed his concern about the planned revision of Japan’s three key national security-related documents during a meeting with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in the southernmost prefecture on Thursday. It was the first