Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that its group net profit for the six months through August surged 2.3-fold from a year earlier to 121.8 billion yen, reflecting lower costs in the supermarket division and higher margins

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad arrested Kazutaka Yonekura, 48, the founder and former president of Japanese artificial intelligence developer Alt Inc., and three others on Thursday on suspicion of padding the firm’s sales in

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The condition for the Democratic Party for the People to join the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition is the fulfillment of agreements between the three parties, including the abolition of a provisional gasoline tax rate, DPFP leader Yuichiro

(Adnkronos) – Agreement by Israel an Hamas on the first stage of US president Donald Trump’s peace plan opens the door for the reconstruction Gaza and the relaunching of humanitarian aid at scale for the coastal enclave’s war-hit civilian population, Italy said

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(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of wanting to sow “chaos” in Ukraine by launching attacks on his country’s energy grid and railway infrastructure. “Russia’s task is to create chaos and exert psychological pressure on the population through attacks against

Osaka, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that the central government’s decision to cut its special tax grants to Izumisano due to the western Japan city’s huge “furusato nozei” donation revenues was illegal. Presiding Judge

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will mull expanding its support to promote the restoration and reconstruction of Gaza. At a press conference Thursday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi hailed Israel and Islamic group Hamas striking an agreement over the first

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo and other casual clothing brands, on Thursday reported record-high group sales and profits for the year that ended in August, on the back of robust demand both in and outside Japan.

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Dassai Inc., a sake brewer in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday that a Japanese H3 rocket will carry ingredients for Dassai sake, as well as brewing equipment developed by the two for

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Part of human remains discovered in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in 2023 was that of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in the March 2011 massive tsunami, the prefectural police said Thursday. The bones, found in

(Adnkronos) – An overnight agreement reached in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt during indirect Hamas-Israel talks on the first stage of US president Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan represents “a new season”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  “But signing an accord is

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Thursday thanked mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey who worked with senior US mediators at indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, which led the warring sides to announce agreement on

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of people who jog at least once a year fell by about 3 million in 2024 from the 2020 level, a survey by the Sasakawa Sports Foundation showed Thursday. The survey, conducted in 2024, found

(Adnkronos) – North Korea will host high-ranking officials from China and Russia tomorrow for the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party rule, a celebration expected to feature a large military parade to showcase its most advanced weapons. The event comes as North

(Adnkronos) – The Global Gateway, the EU program aimed at promoting investments around the world based on the Chinese BRI model, “is based on mutual benefits. Our initial goal was to mobilize 300 billion euros in five years. Today we have already

(Adnkronos) – The IDF has begun preparations for a partial withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, based on the agreement reached last night with Hamas on a ceasefire and the release of hostages. In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that, “based

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. said Wednesday that its group net profit for the six months through August surged 2.3-fold from a year earlier to 121.8 billion yen, reflecting lower costs in the supermarket division and higher margins

Shizuoka, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Iwao Hakamata, a former death row inmate who was acquitted in a retrial for the 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday filed a damages lawsuit against the central and prefectural governments. Hakamata,

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Kazutaka Yonekura, 48, the founder of Japanese artificial intelligence developer Alt Inc., and three others on Thursday on suspicion of violating the financial instruments and exchange law by window-dressing the company’s

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Keiji Furuya, head of a suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers aiming for stronger Tokyo-Taipei relations, and others left for Taiwan on Thursday to meet with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday. The Taiwan visit by Furuya, a member

Kyoto, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Susumu Kitagawa, a 74-year-old Japanese researcher who has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has words of Chinese thinker Zhuangzi to live by–something apparently useless is actually important. A metal-organic framework, or MOF, also known as porous

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo and other casual clothing brands, on Thursday reported record-high group sales and profits for the year that ended in August, on the back of robust demand both in and outside Japan.

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average finished above 48,500 for the first time on Thursday, lifted by a surge in heavyweight component SoftBank Group. The Nikkei average closed at 48,580.44, up 845.45 points, or 1.77 pct, from Wednesday.

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, will hold talks again on Friday to discuss whether to maintain the current coalition government between the two parties, Komeito executives affirmed Thursday. At the

Osaka, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that the central government’s decision to cut its special tax grants to Izumisano due to the western Japan city’s huge “furusato nozei” donation revenues was illegal. Presiding Judge

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average finished above 48,500 for the first time on Thursday, lifted by a surge in heavyweight component SoftBank Group. The Nikkei average closed at 48,580.44, up 845.45 points, or 1.77 pct, from Wednesday.

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the remote Tokyo island of Hachijojima in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific at 6:20 a.m. Thursday. The agency downgraded the special warning to a warning

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Jiji Press Ltd. said Thursday that it has strictly reprimanded a photographer of its Photo Desk for making inappropriate remarks apparently related to new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, when the photographer

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday welcomed the first phase of a peace plan aimed at halting the conflict in Gaza, which has been agreed upon by Israel and the Islamic group Hamas. “It is an