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15 Aprile 2026

Police to Seek Warrant for Father of Deceased Kyoto Boy

Nantan, Kyoto Pref., April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police plan to seek a warrant for the arrest of the father of an 11-year-old boy who was found dead in a forest area of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Monday following his disappearance
15 Aprile 2026

Suntory Holdings to Acquire Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings Co. said Wednesday that it will acquire over-the-counter drug maker Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co. for 246.5 billion yen. Suntory Holdings will purchase shares in Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare from its parent, Daiichi Sankyo Co.,
15 Aprile 2026

108 Photos Illicitly Downloaded from Jiji Press Photo

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Jiji Press Photo Ltd., a subsidiary of Japanese news agency Jiji Press Ltd., has said that its website suffered unauthorized access and that 108 photographs were illicitly downloaded from its image database. The company reported the incident to
15 Aprile 2026

Italy downplays prospect of a US troop withdrawal from Europe

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Wednesday played down a Wall Street Journal report that Europe is accelerating a Nato fallback plan to ensure capabilities should US president Donald Trump’s administration withdraw forces from the continent or refuse to come to its defence.  “You’ll
15 Aprile 2026

LDP Forgoes Approval of Retrial System Revision Bill

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday stopped short of approving a modified draft of a bill aimed at revising the country’s retrial system. Many LDP members demanded that the draft bill be amended again to fully ban
15 Aprile 2026

Japan Announces 10-B.-Dlr Oil Procurement Cooperation

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday announced financial cooperation totaling around 10 billion dollars to help countries and companies procure crude oil, amid the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East. Takaichi announced the measure at an online
15 Aprile 2026

Serbia, Vucic accepts Gozi’s challenge for a TV debate

(Adnkronos) – The President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić has accepted the ‘challenge’ launched by the Secretary General of the European Democratic Party Sandro Gozi, MEP for Renew Europe. “I invite Mr. Gozi to a debate on TV N1, as he expressed the
15 Aprile 2026

LDP’s Ishii Forms Intraparty Group with Over 40 Members

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Junichi Ishii, secretary-general for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, announced Wednesday the establishment of an intraparty group composed of more than 40 lawmakers. The group was assembled following
15 Aprile 2026

Sudan: Italy urges immediate halt to civil war

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Wednesday called for Sudan’s three-year-old civil war to stop “immediately” and urged cooperation from “all countries supporting the warring factions”, underlining that “there is no alternative to peace”.  “The civil war in Sudan must be stopped immediately. We
15 Aprile 2026

Foreign Visitors to Japan Hit Record High for March

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in March rose 3.5 pct from a year earlier to 3,618,900, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Tourist arrivals from South Korea,
15 Aprile 2026

Japanese, Polish Leaders Affirm Cooperation

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her visiting Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, agreed Wednesday to work together to achieve peace in Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia. At their meeting held at the prime minister’s office in
15 Aprile 2026

Japanese, Polish Leaders Affirm Cooperation

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her visiting Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, agreed Wednesday to work together to achieve peace in Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia. At their meeting held at the prime minister’s office in
15 Aprile 2026

25th Anniversary Ceremony Held for Tokyo DisneySea

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., April 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo DisneySea held a 25th anniversary ceremony Wednesday, with Mickey Mouse and other popular Disney characters boosting the celebratory mood. In January, the cumulative combined number of visitors to the amusement park and adjacent Tokyo Disneyland
15 Aprile 2026

25th Anniversary Ceremony Held for Tokyo DisneySea

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., April 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo DisneySea held a 25th anniversary ceremony Wednesday, with Mickey Mouse and other popular Disney characters boosting the celebratory mood. In January, the cumulative combined number of visitors to the amusement park and adjacent Tokyo Disneyland
15 Aprile 2026

Foreign Visitors to Japan Hit Record High for March

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in March rose 3.5 pct from a year earlier to 3,618,900, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Tourist arrivals from South Korea,
15 Aprile 2026

Foreign Visitors to Japan Hit Record High for March

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in March rose 3.5 pct from a year earlier to 3,618,900, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Tourist arrivals from South Korea,
15 Aprile 2026

Police Search Home of Deceased Kyoto Boy

Nantan, Kyoto Pref., April 15 (Jiji Press)–Police on Wednesday searched the home of an 11-year-old boy in the city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on suspicion of body abandonment, after he was found dead in a forest area in the city
15 Aprile 2026

Police Search Home of Deceased Kyoto Boy

Nantan, Kyoto Pref., April 15 (Jiji Press)–Police on Wednesday searched the home of an 11-year-old boy in the city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on suspicion of body abandonment, after he was found dead in a forest area in the city
15 Aprile 2026

Japan to Lift Organ Donation Curbs on Europe Stayers

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry decided on Wednesday to lift restrictions on organ donations from individuals who have stayed in Europe, a measure introduced to combat variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The change is expected to take effect as early as
15 Aprile 2026

Japan to Lift Organ Donation Curbs on Europe Stayers

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry decided on Wednesday to lift restrictions on organ donations from individuals who have stayed in Europe, a measure introduced to combat variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The change is expected to take effect as early as
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