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Beijing, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday claimed that the country’s ban on exports of dual-use goods to Japan is completely legitimate and legal. At a press conference that day, ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that the measure is

Beijing, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–China’s Ministry of Commerce launched an antidumping investigation Wednesday into Japanese dichlorosilane, a compound used in semiconductor manufacturing. The ministry claims that the domestic industry was affected by rising imports of Japanese dichlorosilane between 2022 and 2024. The

(Adnkronos) – Career diplomat Nicola Lener is Italy’s new envoy to Australia, the foreign ministry wrote Wednesday on X, congratulating Lener on his posting.   “Congratulations to Nicola Lener, new Ambassador of Italy to Australia,” read the post, which contained emojis of

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–The market for so-called “social gifts,” which allow people to send presents through social media or email, is expanding rapidly in Japan, with its size estimated at 600 billion yen this year, 3.8 times larger than six years

Nagoya, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Shunsuke Niwa, president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, has stressed that the company will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train line. “We will steadily work (on the construction),” he

(Adnkronos) – Italy has urged Switzerland to safeguard journalists covering investigations into the deadly fire at a bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montanta, which killed 40 people, including six Italian teenagers and injured over 100 people on New Year’s Eve. 

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday fell 2.3 yen from a week before to 155.7 yen per liter, down for the eighth straight week, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The average price

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Shinsuke Yamanaka, chief of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, said Wednesday that he expects the NRA’s screening of Chubu Electric Power Co.’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, for a possible restart will be scrapped. “I

(Adnkronos) – Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s largest, has announced the cancellation of at least 800 flights due to snow and wind. More than a thousand people spent the night at Schiphol, airport authorities reported, adding that they had set up

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela’s interim authorities will deliver between 30 and 50 million barrels of authorized and “high-quality” oil to the United States, which will be sold at market price and whose proceeds will be under his