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Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese restaurant chains posted robust consolidated earnings in their financial reports released by Friday as their efforts to retain customers, such as introducing seasonal menu items amid inflation, paid off. Skylark Holdings Co.’s net profit in the

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)–Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructed her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday to expedite deliberations at the upcoming special session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, so the government’s initial budget for fiscal 2026 can pass through the Diet

Kyoto, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)–A weakening of a mechanism that produces a sense of satisfaction after drinking could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, a team of Japanese and other researchers has found. The discovery by the team, including researchers from Kyoto University,

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)–Dentsu Group Inc. said Friday that it logged a record consolidated net loss of 327.6 billion yen for the year through December 2025, due chiefly to an impairment loss of 310.1 billion yen from sluggish overseas operations. The

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)–Kimi Onoda, Japanese minister in charge of intellectual property strategy, on Friday criticized a new video-generating artificial intelligence product developed by Chinese technology giant ByteDance Ltd. “A situation in which existing copyrighted materials are used without permission cannot

(Adnkronos) – The views of United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese – who is accused of calling Israel “a common enemy of humanity” – are not shared by Italy’s government and are “incompatible” with her role, according

(Adnkronos) – The Islamic Republic of Iran has been elected vice-president of the United Nations Commission for Social Development. The election was approved without objection during a recent meeting of the commission at the UN headquarters in New York. Iranian representative Abbas

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Friday elected Junya Ogawa, former secretary-general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, as its new leader. Ogawa, 54, gained 27 of the votes cast by the new party’s 49 House

(Adnkronos) – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, son of former premier Khaleda Zia who died last December, has claimed victory in the general elections held yesterday in Bangladesh. Projections assign a clear majority in Parliament to the political

(Adnkronos) – A Chinese fishing boat has been seized by Japanese authorities. The captain has been arrested. The accusation is that he failed to comply with an order to stop while the vessel was within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture,