Tsu, Mie Pref., June 2 (Jiji Press)--Police on Monday raided Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd. on suspicion that the Japanese chemical maker violated a law banning chemical weapons by making a toxic gas without taking legally required steps.

Chemical factory explosion in central Japan hurts 3 TOKYO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- An explosion rocked a Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. factory in central Japan's Mie Prefecture on Wednesday evening, leaving three workers injured, according to local news reports.

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Feb. 2--TOKYO -- Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday that for many years it has taken excessive amounts of water from a river for use at a hydraulic power plant in Nara Prefecture.