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Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has reduced output of ethylene, a material for plastics and other industrial products, to avoid a production halt due to possible supply shortages of raw materials from the Middle East, company officials said on Monday.

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 2.5 points from the previous month in January, up for the first time in three months, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The coincident index, which reflects current economic conditions, stood

Fukushima, March 9 (Jiji Press)–With Wednesday marking 15 years since a major earthquake and tsunami as well as the ensuing severe nuclear accident devastated Fukushima Prefecture, the 21 industrial parks built in coastal municipalities in the northeastern Japan prefecture to revitalize the

(Adnkronos) – At least 32 civilians, including children, were injured in an attack carried out with an Iranian drone against Sitra island, in Bahrain, overnight. The Ministry of Health in Manama announced that all the injured are Bahraini citizens and among them

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–A total of 2,519 people are still unaccounted for in six Japanese prefectures after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku northeastern region on March 11, 2011, the National Police Agency said Monday. The number stood at

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry has called on the United States to conduct thorough maintenance work for its military aircraft, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. The request followed a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter’s emergency landing at a baseball

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan involving liabilities of at least 10 million yen totaled 851 last month, the highest level in 13 years for a February, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Monday. The figure marked a

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–The religious group known as the Unification Church on Monday filed a special appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court against a Tokyo High Court order to dissolve the group. But the liquidation procedures will continue for the group, formally

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. said Monday that it has apologized to a sex crime victim for using a male manga artist as an author for a new series under a different pseudonym despite knowing about his history of

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks plummeted Monday due to a surge in crude oil prices attributed to rising Middle East tensions, leading the key Nikkei 225 average to close with the third-largest daily point loss on record. The Nikkei index finished