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5 Febbraio 2026

Sony Projects Record Full-Year Profits

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. said on Thursday that it expects to post record sales and profits for the fiscal year ending next month, thanks to strong performance in its music, game and semiconductor businesses. The Japanese company raised its
5 Febbraio 2026

Hidankyo to Boost Antinuclear Efforts as START Treaty Expires

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–The hibakusha atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo said Thursday it will boost its efforts toward denuclearization, following the expiration the same day of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, the last nuclear disarmament framework
5 Febbraio 2026

TEPCO to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor as Early as Mon.

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. plans to restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in the central Japan prefecture of Niigata as early as Monday, informed sources said Thursday. Takeyuki Inagaki, head of the
5 Febbraio 2026

Fuji Media Buys Back Shares Worth 235 B. Yen

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it has bought back shares worth a total of about 235 billion yen that were held by its top shareholder, Aya Nomura, and investment funds linked to Japanese activist investor
5 Febbraio 2026

Heavy Snow Expected to Peak on Sun., Election Day

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Heavy snow is expected to peak mainly in areas facing the Sea of Japan on Sunday, when a general election takes place, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday. “Some areas are already experiencing record snowfall, and there are
5 Febbraio 2026

2026 POLLS: Restaurant Industry Leery of Zero Food Tax Pledges

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s restaurant industry is worried about major political parties’ pledges of a zero consumption tax rate on food products ahead of Sunday’s House of Representatives election. These parties include the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner,
5 Febbraio 2026

2026 POLLS: Party Leaders Stump in Key Constituencies

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese political party leaders are visiting key constituencies in the campaigning for Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave a street speech in Kurashiki,
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