(Adnkronos) – The Strait of Hormuz will not return to its previous state. This was stated to the Iranian student news agency Isna by Parliament Vice-President Ali Nikzad, emphasizing that Hormuz belongs to Iran. “We consider the strait a conquest of the

(Adnkronos) – France today notified Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova of an expulsion order from the country. This was announced by the Ministry of Interior, following accusations of spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda on French television against Fedorova.  Disinformation experts have raised the alarm about

(Adnkronos) – Artificial intelligence will make the processing of asylum applications, visas, and residence permits in Germany faster and more efficient, according to a bill approved today by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet.  Given the consistently high number of applications and limited staff

(Adnkronos) – Kyiv strikes Wildberries in Russia again. Drones have bombed a warehouse of the e-commerce giant in Russia, in Ryazan. A large fire broke out in the partially collapsed structure. Wildberries stated in a press release that the Ryazan hub will

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan has said the ground surface in the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture moved about 87 centimeters in a northeasterly direction following Tuesday’s strong earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture. The

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Seven Bank plans to offer deposit and payment services and other banking functions to retailers such as convenience stores and supermarkets starting as early as fiscal 2027, informed sources said Wednesday. Potential clients are likely to include convenience

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Aeon Co. President and CEO Akio Yoshida apologized Wednesday for the deaths of three people following an explosion that occurred at the Japanese company’s Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping facility after a powerful earthquake the previous day. “I seriously

Bangkok, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing has called on Japanese companies to expand investment and trade in the Southeast Asian country at a business event in Yangon. The event, which was jointly organized by the Myanmar government and a

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Wednesday to disburse ordinary local allocation tax grants ahead of schedule to municipalities affected by Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. The administration will continue to provide so-called push-type

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Sixteen single-seat constituencies for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, have a vote-value gap of over two times compared with the least populated district, Jiji Press estimates showed Wednesday. The number rose from eight in

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese judicial and prosecutorial authorities on Wednesday dismissed 48-year-old prosecutor Masahito Nishida for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman he had investigated. Nishida began the inappropriate relationship with the woman around 2024, after an investigation of her

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut for food items

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan has reached 12, the prefectural disaster response headquarters said Wednesday. Six other people were in a state of cardiac arrest as of 2 p.m.

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The outlook for factory operations remained unclear in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region Wednesday after a powerful earthquake hit the region’s Kumamoto Prefecture the previous day. In Kumamoto, a semiconductor industry hub, chipmakers halted the operations of their

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese space startup ispace Inc. said Wednesday it will use Japan’s H3 rocket for the launch of a lunar lander scheduled for 2028, marking the company’s first mission using a domestically developed rocket. The company signed a contract

(Adnkronos) – Greek firefighters are still battling today a wildfire that broke out yesterday on the tourist island of Paros in the Aegean Sea, which led to preventive evacuations on Tuesday night into Wednesday. “The fire broke out yesterday evening in Kampi,

(Adnkronos) – The German government is preparing to complete a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, triggered by the resignation of conservative parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn. Members of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc will meet in an extraordinary session to elect Thorsten Frei,

(Adnkronos) – In South Africa, factories, farms, and homes are struggling to find labor after thousands of foreign workers left within weeks, fleeing sometimes deadly anti-migrant demonstrations that swept the country, accompanied by a tightening of controls on undocumented immigrants.  A sign

(Adnkronos) – The Czech Republic is set to experience another extreme heatwave in the coming days, as temperatures will exceed 35 degrees Celsius as early as tomorrow, and could reach 40 degrees in some places on Friday. This was reported today via

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan has said the ground surface in the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture moved about 84 centimeters in a northeasterly direction following Tuesday’s strong earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture. The

Sydney, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Australia have agreed to strengthen cooperation on quantum technology in areas including supply chain resilience, research and development, commercialization, startup support and human resource development. Kimi Onoda, Japanese minister for science and technology policy, and Tim

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have referred a former Japan Post Holdings Co. employee to prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes linked to a post office rebuilding project in the Japanese capital, informed sources said Wednesday. Takahiro Kido, 54, is suspected of

Bangkok, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Lao police have detained 51 people, including five Japanese nationals, during a raid on a hotel in northern Laos suspected of serving as a base for an organized communications fraud ring, local media reported on Tuesday. Police seized

(The second sentence of the final paragraph should have read. “…in Osaka grew by…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Japanese Population Dips below 120 Million Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of Japanese people living in the country as

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Wednesday left its basic economic assessment unchanged in July while keeping a close eye on the fallout from the lingering tensions in the Middle East. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, while

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese judicial and prosecutorial authorities on Wednesday dismissed 48-year-old prosecutor Masahito Nishida for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman he had investigated. Nishida began the inappropriate relationship with the woman around 2024, after an investigation of her

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Headwinds are intensifying for Japan’s offshore wind power sector, with British oil giant BP PLC seen exiting a major project off northeastern Japan. Offshore wind power is regarded as a key element in the country’s renewable energy strategy,

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign residents in Japan grew 9.62 pct to 4,031,159 as of Jan. 1 from a year before, increasing in the country’s all 47 prefectures for four years in a row, the internal affairs ministry said

(Adnkronos) – The toll of five deaths has been confirmed in a paper mill damaged by the violent earthquake that struck Japan yesterday. A local official told AFP. Four other people are missing at the Nippon Paper Industries plant in Yatsushiro, where

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut to 1 pct