June 20, 2025

Police, Prosecutors Apologize to Ohkawara Kakohki

Yokohama, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo police and public prosecutors on Friday apologized to the president of Ohkawara Kakohki Co., a former executive and others after a recent court ruling on a damages lawsuit found their investigations into the machinery maker were illegal.

Imperial Couple Visits 2014 Hiroshima Rain Disaster Site

Hiroshima, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Friday a district in the western city of Hiroshima that was severely hit by a torrential rain-caused sediment disaster in August 2014 and learned to what extent reconstruction work has made progress there.

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Tokyo Police, Prosecutors Apologize to Ohkawara Kakohki for Illegal Probes