Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Honda Motor Co. is considering an indefinite freeze on the planned construction of an electric vehicle production plant in Canada, apparently in response to a slowdown in EV demand in the United States, informed sources said Wednesday.

(Adnkronos) – Aligment on foreign policy is a focus of talks in Rome on Wednesday between premier Giorgia Meloni and her two deputies, foreign minister Antonio Tajani and transport minister Matteo Salvini.   The talks come ahead of a key meeting in

Singapore, May 6 (Jiji Press)–The dollar tumbled below 155.50 yen to hit a two-month low against the Japanese currency in Asian trading Wednesday after moving above 157.50 yen, triggering speculation about an additional intervention by Japan. “It is highly likely that the

(Adnkronos) – Italy has underlined its unwavering support for the stability and unity of Libya – which currently has rival administrations in Tripoli and in the eastern city of Benghazi – after envoy Gianluca Alberini took part in a security working group

Kyoto, May 6 (Jiji Press)–Police on Wednesday served a fresh arrest warrant on a 37-year-old man for allegedly murdering his 11-year-old son, whose body was found in a forest area in Nantan in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, in April. The father, who

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani, will hold a bilateral meeting with United States secretary of state Marco Rubio at the foreign ministry in Rome on Friday, the foreign ministry said in statement.  Accredited press will be able to film the

(Adnkronos) – According to two US officials and two other sources informed on the matter, the White House believes it is close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and establish a framework for

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump gets his revenge in Indiana, where in the primaries at least five of the seven state senators who had dared last December to vote against the new electoral map loudly requested by the president lost their seats. Only

(Adnkronos) – At least eight people have died and 40 were injured in a fire at a shopping center in Andisheh, about thirty kilometers from Tehran. This was reported by Iranian state television, specifying that the shopping center houses about 250 commercial

(The first paragraph should have read, “…arrested a 37-year-old man Wednesday…” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Father Arrested for Allegedly Murdering Boy in Kyoto Kyoto, May 6 (Jiji Press)–Police arrested a 37-year-old man Wednesday for allegedly murdering his 11-year-old

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has removed, in its Constitution, any reference to reunification with South Korea. This was revealed by AFP. In the latest version of the constitution, released by the South Korean Unification Ministry during a press conference, there is no

London, May 5 (Jiji Press)–The Natural History Museum in Britain on Tuesday returned the remains of seven Ainu indigenous people to representatives visiting from Japan. This is the fourth case in which Ainu remains taken overseas have been returned to the Japanese

London, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. is considering cutting about 10 pct of its workforce in Europe as part of its restructuring efforts, the Financial Times reported in its online edition Tuesday. Nissan employs around 9,300 people in Europe.

Paris, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan has won a commitment from the United Arab Emirates to increase joint crude oil stockpiles held in the Asian country by UAE companies, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday. Akazawa said he made the

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)–The post-World War II global trading order is at a crossroads, and Japan, a country that lacks natural resources and has instead benefited from the free trade system, faces a daunting task of addressing the situation. Neoliberalism, which

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a detailed route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a detailed route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are

(Adnkronos) – Tensions over the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort that killed 41 people including six Italians and which were heightened by a request last month for 100,000 Swiss francs for a day’s hospital treatment

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani is set to hold talks in Rome on Wednesday with premier Giorgio Meloni and deputy-premier and transport minister Matteo Salvini, according to sources. 

Shizuoka, May 5 (Jiji Press)–The Shizuoka prefectural government said Tuesday that a classical swine fever outbreak has been confirmed at a pig farm in the central Japan prefecture. Some 2,900 pigs at the farm in the city of Fujinomiya will be culled.

(Adnkronos) – An ‘historic’ visit by Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni to Azerbaijan’s capital, Bakuk, on gave a strong boost to political dialogue and to a bilateral strategic partnership in a raft of sectors ranging from energy, security and defence to food security

(Adnkronos) – At least 24 dead and several injured is the toll of an attack against the military base of Barka Tolorom, in Chad. An official and a local administration official confirmed this to the Afp agency. Yesterday evening’s attack “left 25

(Adnkronos) – On the eve of the May 7 vote, with over 5,000 seats to be renewed in 136 English local authorities – including all 32 London boroughs – the local elections in the United Kingdom are shaping up as the most

Brussels, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to strengthen their cooperation over regulations regarding social media and other online platforms. Based on the agreement, reached at the fourth ministerial meeting of the Japan-EU Digital Partnership framework held in

(Adnkronos) – The Parliament in Bucharest has voted no confidence in the Romanian government of pro-European Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. The no-confidence motion presented by the Social Democrats and the right-wing Aur party obtained 281 votes in favor in the Parliament, which

(Adnkronos) – Today, Donald Trump’s tour begins in Indiana, aiming to punish in the primaries the Republicans who rebelled against the tycoon’s iron grip on the GOP. The president has indeed endorsed challengers in the Indiana Republican primaries for eight state senators

(Adnkronos) – Leipzig, May 5. (Adnkronos/Dpa)   The man arrested yesterday in Leipzig after running over a crowd in a pedestrian zone in the center of the German city, killing two people – a 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man – and

(Adnkronos) – Facing polls indicating an increasingly probable victory for Democrats in the midterm elections, the White House is preparing for various types of investigations, including impeachment, that a Democrat-majority Congress could initiate starting next January. Lawyers from the White House Counsel’s

Manila, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. agreed Tuesday to set up a new bilateral working group to promote defense equipment-related and technological cooperation. The two countries will step up preparations needed

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan has pledged to fully support developing Asian nations struggling amid crude oil shortages and inflation blamed on the ongoing Middle East tensions, at a series of gatherings held in Uzbekistan on Sunday and later, including an