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Urayasu, Chiba Pref., April 15 (Jiji Press)–A 25th anniversary ceremony was held for Tokyo DisneySea on Wednesday, with Mickey Mouse and other popular Disney characters boosting the celebratory mood. Wataru Takahashi, president of Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort,

Brussels, April 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corp.’s European unit said Tuesday it will set up a software development center in southwestern Poland. The Toyota Digital Hub, to be located in Wroclaw, will focus on apps, cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity

Fukuoka, April 15 (Jiji Press)–An electric vehicle sales company based in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has filed for bankruptcy protection with Tokyo District Court under the civil rehabilitation law. The application, filed Tuesday, was accepted immediately, EV Motors

Kyoto, April 15 (Jiji Press)–The Kyoto prefectural police on Wednesday launched a search of the home of an 11-year-old boy found dead in a mountainous forest area in the western Japan prefecture earlier this week, on suspicion of body abandonment, informed sources

Kyoto, April 15 (Jiji Press) –The Kyoto prefectural police on Wednesday launched a search of the home of an 11-year-old boy found dead in a mountainous forest area in the western Japan prefecture earlier this week, on suspicion of body abandonment, informed

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose on Wednesday morning to retake 58,000 for the first time since March 2, reflecting overnight U.S. stock rises. At 9:52 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese department store operators J. Front Retailing Co. and Matsuya Co. suffered drops in their consolidated net profits in the fiscal year through February, while industry peer Takashimaya Co. reported its first red ink in five years.

(Adnkronos) – Novaya Gazeta columnist Oleg Roldugin, known for investigations into corruption cases involving establishment figures, including Dmitry Medvedev and Ramzan Kadyrov, arrested on Thursday during a search of the newsroom of the publication forced to close in Russia in 2022, has

(Adnkronos) – Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, is working on a project to facilitate the transfer to Russia of South African white farmers who he claims are “persecuted” and to whom Moscow could grant refugee status. Visiting Russia these days, Errol Musk,