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Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday it will establish an expert panel to study the introduction of GPS tracking devices for stalkers to prevent murders and other serious crimes committed by them. The panel, whose first meeting is

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders rose 5.2 pct from the previous month in August, the Cabinet Office said Thursday. The private-sector orders excluding those for ships and power equipment, a leading indicator of corporate capital investment, reached

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Russia’s detention of a Japanese reporter in Sakhalin in the country’s Far East came amid tensions between the two countries that heightened following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The news came on Tuesday when Russia’s Federal Security Service, or

New York, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based international nonprofit organization, on Wednesday called for the immediate release of a Japanese newspaper reporter detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage. Russia claims that the male reporter for

Toyohashi, Aichi Pref., Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–A cafe in central Japan set up an old bus stop with a fake timetable installed but no buses arriving, serving as an early example of an initiative known as a “benevolent lie” for individuals with

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost more than 3,200 points in Thursday morning trading. High tech-related issues, especially those related to generative artificial intelligence, bore the brunt of the selling following overnight falls in their U.S. counterparts

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost more than 3,100 points in Thursday morning trading. High tech-related issues, especially those related to generative artificial intelligence, bore the brunt of the selling following overnight falls in their U.S.

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to appoint Arata Takebe of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party as Japan’s new agriculture minister to replace embattled Kazuo Yana, informed sources said Thursday. Yana resigned Wednesday following a series of

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry has raised its travel alert for northern and western parts of Saudi Arabia from Level 1, which calls for exercising caution, to Level 2, which calls for avoiding nonessential travel. Following the latest change, announced

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost more than 2,400 points in Thursday morning trading. At 9:32 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section plunged 2,421.93 points, or 3.58