(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and his Belgian counterpart Maxime Prévot were forced to hold their talks in an underground shelter, while an air alert sounded in Kyiv. “Due to Russian drones attacking our capital, we held our talks underground,

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko left for Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, on Tuesday night on a government plane from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport for an official visit to the South American country. With this year

Canberra, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday emphasized the need to maintain vigilance against North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. “(Pyongyang’s) nuclear and missile development and moves to cooperate with Russia are becoming prominent,” Koizumi said at a

Chiba, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Thursday’s record-breaking rain in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has risen to 13, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said Tuesday. The body of a man in his 60s was newly discovered in the

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from torrential rains that hit Chiba prefecture, Japan, in recent days, and which are considered unprecedented, has risen to at least 13. This was reported by the Kyodo agency, citing local authorities. Approximately 2,300 homes have been

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A runway at Naha Airport in Japan’s southernmost Okinawa Prefecture was briefly closed Tuesday after a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet was stranded on the runway after landing. According to the transport ministry’s Naha Airport

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–An international conference held online Tuesday agreed to expand the catch quota for bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms in the Central and Western Pacific by about 25 pct. At a meeting held in southwestern Japan city

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin on Tuesday summoned Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto and expressed Moscow’s resolute protest over remarks by Japanese officials on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit last week to a disputed northwestern Pacific

(Adnkronos) – Syria has accused Israel of striking a military airport in the northwestern province of Idlib, after a security source told AFP that the facility, which was out of service, had been attacked. “In the early hours of this morning, Israeli

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government panel Tuesday broadly approved a plan to adopt a so-called “principle code” for generative artificial intelligence businesses to protect intellectual property rights, urging firms to disclose their AI training data and methods for collecting such

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Masahiro Sakane, former president of major Japanese construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd., died of illness on Aug. 10, it was learned Tuesday. He was 85. A native of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, Sakane served as Komatsu president

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The number of damage reports and insurance claims, inquiries and consultations related to last month’s massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture reached 40,291 as of July 31, the General Insurance Association of Japan said Tuesday. The figure is based

(Adnkronos) – An explosion of unknown origin at a power plant has caused the death of at least three people in Banias, along Syria’s Mediterranean coast. The Sana agency reports this, citing a health official, and adding that the causes of the

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–An international conference held online Tuesday agreed to expand the catch quota for bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms in the Central and Western Pacific by about 25 pct. At a meeting held in southwestern Japan city

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday held the first meeting of a working group to establish a program for foreign residents to learn the Japanese language and understand local systems and rules, with the aim of trialing the program

(Adnkronos) – A Supreme Court judge in Pakistan has ordered the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently detained, to a hospital for medical examinations, following a request submitted by his lawyers who reported a deterioration of his health conditions. Detained

(Adnkronos) – Five people, including a child, were injured in a Russian attack that occurred overnight against the city of Izium, in the Kharkiv region. This was stated by the regional governor of Kharkiv, Oleh Syniehubov, in a post on Telegram, according

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Tuesday to swiftly compile an aid package for Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit hard by last month’s powerful earthquake. Takaichi informed Takashi Kimura, governor of the prefecture in the Kyushu southwestern Japan

(Adnkronos) – Israeli settlers set fire to fields on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya, in the central West Bank, on Monday evening. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa and several Palestinian media outlets, according to

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Development Bank of Japan will strengthen ties with regional lenders to expand the supply of risk capital and revitalize local economies, President and CEO Hirofumi Maki said in an interview. “Japan needs to bolster its overall capacity

(Adnkronos) – An American Airlines plane burst two tires while landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, as reported by Abc News, citing the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The airline stated that the Boeing 737-800 in question “experienced a tire issue after

(Adnkronos) – Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected with 60% of the votes cast in the elections on August 13, the electoral commission announced, officially closing a race that critics said was controlled by the government. Five of the 226 constituencies

(Adnkronos) – The two earthquakes that hit Venezuela in June caused the death of 6,438 people, according to the latest official toll announced yesterday by Parliament President Jorge Rodriguez, which marks a further increase compared to the 6,301 deaths recorded last week.

Silicon Valley, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)–Major U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp. said Monday that it will invest 1.5 billion dollars in SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. Nvidia also said it will guarantee up to 105 billion dollars in lease

Chiba, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Thursday’s record-breaking rain in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has risen to 13, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said Tuesday. The body of a man in his 60s was newly discovered in the

Canberra, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, agreed on Tuesday to further expand defense equipment cooperation between the two countries, including in the fields of laser technology and missile testing, to strengthen deterrence against

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese households will likely receive a further blow as companies reflect rising costs, stemming from high crude oil prices, in their goods and services prices in and after summer, putting a drag on economic growth. Japan’s gross domestic

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell for the first time in six trading days on Tuesday, as heavy selling hit semiconductor-related stocks. Investor sentiment was dampened by higher crude oil prices and rising long-term interest rates amid

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been busy on social media writing about her policies even during the country’s Bon summer holiday period. While working around a host of issues including a territorial dispute with Russia and a

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A University of Tokyo graduate student organizes workshops in which participants recreate in a game the cityscapes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombings, aiming to help people think about what the two cities