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Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday that its sales of beer and quasi-beer products in January fell 11 pct in value from a year before, as the company has been reducing shipments following a cyberattack on its parent company

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police sent papers on two members of Third Senior High School of Nihon University’s baseball team to prosecutors including for allegedly making a female student send an obscene video, investigative sources said Thursday. The video is believed

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Producer prices in Japan rose 2.3 pct in January from a year earlier due mainly to higher rice and copper prices, but the pace of increase slowed from a 2.4 pct gain in the previous month, the Bank

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average hit a new record intraday high above 58,000 on Thursday morning, with semiconductor issues drawing purchases on the back of their U.S. peers’ overnight rises. At 9:48 a.m., the Nikkei index of

Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will begin sales of its first locally produced electric vehicle in the United States. A new EV model of the Highlander, a large SUV, is scheduled for release in the North

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police are planning to send papers on two members of Third Senior High School of Nihon University’s baseball team to prosecutors on charges including making a female student send obscene images, investigative sources said Thursday. Of the

(Adnkronos) – Minority Christians have always helped stabilise and “balance” the Middle East, “sowing the seeds of peace”, Italy said on Wednesday, vowing solidarity with Christian schools in the region.  ‘We will continue to stand alongside Christian schools in the Holy Land

(Adnkronos) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared today that the entire country is in mourning after the shooting in the town of Tumbler Ridge, where 10 people died and another 27 were injured.   “The nation weeps with you. Canada stands

(Adnkronos) – A reshuffle is expected in some of Germany’s key diplomatic missions: according to government sources cited by ‘Der Spiegel’, the reallocated posts include those of ambassador to Tel Aviv, Moscow, Mexico City, Madrid, Beijing, New Delhi, and Brasilia. According to

(Adnkronos) – Federal authorities have suspended all flights to and from El Paso International Airport for 10 days due to unspecified “special security reasons”. The Federal Aviation Administration’s notice, which caught local authorities and airlines by surprise, specified that the measure, which