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Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–A subsidiary of major Japanese insurer Daiichi Life Group Inc. has proposed acquiring Australian peer Challenger Ltd., the Australian company said Monday. Daiichi Life currently owns about 20 pct of Challenger and aims to buy the remaining 80

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi refrained from visiting war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day autumn festival, which ended Monday. Takaichi, however, offered a “masakaki” ritual tree stand to the Shinto shrine in her capacity as prime

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–A total of 16.2 pct of companies in Japan have experienced data breaches, including suspected cases, due to cyberattacks or human error, a survey by Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Monday. According to the survey, 30.2 pct of large

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–As Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration, which stipulates the return of two of the four disputed islands to Japan, Russia has further hardened its stance on the territorial dispute. The declaration includes

Yokohama, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Five vehicles collided at an intersection in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Monday, leaving one person dead and 13 others injured, according to local police and other authorities. Fourteen people–two people in a passenger car, 11

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Technologies showcased at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, are seeing growing practical applications, including a sheet of heart muscle cells made from induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells. “This would resolve a hopeless situation,” Kazuyoshi

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday left open the possibility of issuing government bonds to fund the envisaged reduction in the consumption tax on food items. “We are not ruling out bond issuance” to finance the tax

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to resume accepting foreign workers for meal services at medical and welfare facilities, as well as schools, as an emergency measure starting next April, it was learned Monday. The government presented the plan at

(Adnkronos) – French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged “shortcomings in forecasting and intelligence” but rejected his Interior Minister’s resignation. The Elysée announced this. “To put an end to the phenomena of barricades and looting, Macron also asked the Interior Minister to implement new

(Adnkronos) – A court in Mombasa, Kenya, will issue a highly anticipated verdict on Monday, October 19, in the trial against a self-proclaimed guru and his accomplices, accused of starving 191 people – largely children – in the name of a macabre