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Saitama, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors on Thursday demanded the death penalty for a 43-year-old man charged with killing three members of a family at their house in the city of Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in December 2022. Seeking the

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Of companies in Japan, 7.8 pct have implemented measures to address the impact of bears on their operations, according to a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. The online survey, carried out between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6,

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average exceeded 59,000 for the first time ever to rewrite its all-time intraday high Thursday morning, boosted by higher U.S. equities overnight. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–The number of accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists in Japan last year came to 3,269, up by 226 year on year and hitting the highest level on record since 2006, the National Police Agency said Thursday. As the

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–In Japan’s Tohoku northeastern region, colorful seasonal flowers bloom to symbolize the resilience of communities hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident. In the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Sakura Line 311, a nonprofit

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average exceeded 59,000 for the first time ever to rewrite its all-time intraday high Thursday morning, boosted by higher U.S. equities overnight. At 9:05 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–Some Japanese automakers have fully met union demands for hikes in monthly wages and annual bonuses in this year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations. Mazda Motor Corp. informed its labor union Wednesday of its decision to offer pay-scale and

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–The websites of multiple local governments in Japan have become inaccessible. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference Wednesday that the central government and others are gathering information to identify the cause of the problem. The

(In the story on the top management reshuffle at Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc., moved on Wednesday, the headline should have read, “…Yokoyama…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Osaka Exchange Chief Yokoyama to Become TSE Head Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–A recent incident in which an elevator at Tokyo Skytree stopped and 20 people were trapped inside for about six hours was caused by damage to a cable that supplies electricity and transmit signals to the elevator car,