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Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday that its sales dropped by over 20 pct last December from a year earlier, as the company was forced to cut shipments following a computer system glitch due to a cyberattack on its

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, also an opposition party, agreed Thursday to form a new centrist party consisting of the two parties’ House of Representatives lawmakers ahead of the next general

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Over 60 pct of respondents in Japan believe that their country should not possess nuclear weapons, a Jiji Press public opinion poll showed Thursday. The survey found that 62.6 pct of respondents do not agree with a senior

Karuizawa, Nagano Pref., Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved families on Thursday mourned the victims of a fatal ski tour bus crash in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, 10 years ago. Together with his wife, Yoshinori Tahara, 60, head of a

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Over half of respondents support the enactment of legislation to reduce the number of seats in Japan’s House of Representatives during the upcoming ordinary session of parliament, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday. The survey found that

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a Thai woman on suspicion of having a girl from the Southeast Asian nation provide sexual services at a massage parlor in the Japanese capital in violation of the child welfare law. Arrested by

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Over 30 pct of respondents oppose the Democratic Party for the People joining the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday. According to the poll, 32.3

Omaezaki, Shizuoka Pref., Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi and other company officials on Thursday apologized to Masaru Shimomura, mayor of the city of Omaezaki, home to the firm’s Hamaoka nuclear power station, over its earthquake risk data

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet increased 1.1 percentage points to 61.0 pct in January from the previous month, a poll conducted by Jiji Press showed Thursday. The cabinet has been able to maintain

Omaezaki, Shizuoka Pref., Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi and other company officials on Thursday apologized to Masaru Shimomura, mayor of the city of Omaezaki, home to the firm’s Hamaoka nuclear power station, over its earthquake risk data