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Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of dissolving the House of Representatives for an early general election. “We can’t afford to think about dissolving (the Lower House) right now,” Takaichi said at a

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign ministry and embassy in Manila is tracking the powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi, which has killed at least 66 people in the Philippines and caused flooding and devastation since making landfall on Tuesday.  “The foreign ministry and the Italian embassy

Fukui, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Kansai Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it has started a survey to consider building a new nuclear reactor in the central Japan town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, which already hosts the company’s Mihama nuclear plant. This is

Hiroshima, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Scientists and scholars from around the globe demanded in a joint declaration Wednesday that nuclear powers never use the weapons of mass destruction. “From Hiroshima, we affirm with conviction that nuclear weapons must never be used again, under

(Adnkronos) – The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to at least 66. The typhoon is now crossing the South China Sea and is heading, slightly intensified, towards Vietnam, where it is expected to make landfall on Thursday

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Wasteful and ineffective use of taxpayer money by the Japanese government in fiscal 2024 totaled about 54,081 million yen in 319 projects, according to a report the Board of Audit of Japan submitted to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it will curb production at two plants in Japan starting Monday, due to supply shortages of semiconductors from former Chinese-affiliated chipmaker Nexperia. Minor output adjustments will be implemented at the Nissan Motor

Fukui, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Kansai Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it has started a survey to consider building a new nuclear reactor in the central Japan town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, which already hosts the company’s Mihama nuclear plant. This is

(Adnkronos) – Zohran Mamdani will be New York’s first Muslim mayor. “In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light,” he said in his first speech after the vote and projection data to supporters in Brooklyn. “If anyone can

(Adnkronos) – The United States has entered, since midnight, its 36th day of government shutdown. This surpasses the previous record set during Donald Trump’s first term at the White House, between 2018 and 2019.