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Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly dropped more than 1,200 points on Friday morning, pressured by overnight falls in all three U.S. major stock gauges. At 9:12 a.m., the Nikkei index stood down 1,264.260 points, or 2.54

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–With Friday marking one month since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office, the new Japanese leader’s plain speaking is proving to be both an asset and a liability. A government source said that Takaichi’s straight talk has been

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese athletes swept the podium in the men’s hammer throw at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics on Thursday, led by Riki Toyama, 21, who claimed the gold medal with a throw of 60.19 meters, his personal best. Masatoshi Morimoto,

(Adnkronos) – The European Union must be a “party” in any negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s 45-month-old military occupation of Ukraine, which is also a “security barrier” for the continent, Italy said on Thursday.  “Europe will also have to play its role,

(Adnkronos) – The Sahel is “a priority” for Italy and needs a greater European presence to help stabilise the coup-hit region and shield civilians from worsening security threats posed by a growing Islamist militant presence, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday. 

(Adnkronos) – Italy already trains Palestinian police officers in the occupied West Bank and could also train a future Gaza Strip police force from neighbouring Egypt or Jordan, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  ‘We have always been willing to play

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday began talks to update the country’s three key national security documents by the end of 2026, as declared by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The LDP plans to draw up related proposals

Nara, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Tetsuya Yamagami, on trial for the 2022 murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said in Nara District Court on Thursday that he should not have lived to his current age of 45, given the consequence of

(Adnkronos) – Italy backs the use of frozen Russian assets for a 140 billion euro loan from the European Union to embattled Ukraine, but legal experts must first identify a fail-safe mechanism for such a loan, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass voiced support Thursday for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, at a time when China is taking a hard-line stance against her and Japan following her recent remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency.