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Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at their first meeting Thursday agreed to advance bilateral relations in a future-oriented and stable manner. Takaichi, who took office last week, and Lee confirmed

Nagasaki, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki on Thursday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s order for the Defense Department to restart nuclear tests, calling it as “absolutely unacceptable.” “The act tramples on people’s grueling efforts to achieve a world without nuclear

Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum member economies concluded their two-day meeting in South Korea on Thursday, falling short of adopting a joint statement due to difficulties in coordinating views on free trade and

Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at their first meeting Thursday agreed to advance bilateral relations in a future-oriented and stable manner. Takaichi, who took office last week, and Lee confirmed

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to boost the stability and security of Niger – a regional migration hub – the government said Thursday as foreign minister Antonio Tajani and interior minister Matteo Piantedosi visited Niamey on the last leg of a three-day trip

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan kept its policy interest rate unchanged Thursday as it hopes to spend some more time assessing the impact of the U.S. high tariff policy, while raising its outlook for Japan’s gross domestic product growth

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The volume of rice imported into Japan by the private sector in April-September totaled 86,523 tons, up 208-fold from a year earlier amid soaring rice prices, government data showed Thursday. Private-sector rice imports from the United States surged

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Three Japanese high courts ruled Thursday that the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. The rulings by Tokyo, Nagoya and

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese major trading company Sojitz Corp. said Thursday it has begun importing heavy rare earths mined by its partner company in Australia. Sojitz plans to increase imports of heavy rare earths, used in electric vehicle motors, wind turbines

(Adnkronos) – During a visit to Senegal’s capital, Dakar on Thursday, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani lauded the value of sport “as a tool for peace, dialogue and solidarity”.  “Sport as a tool for peace, dialogue, and solidarity, Tajani wrote on X