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18 Aprile 2026

Japan, Australia to Expand Regional Security Cooperation

Melbourne, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles agreed Saturday to expand cooperation between their countries and with like-minded nations for the security of the Indo-Pacific region. In a meeting in Melbourne, the two ministers
18 Aprile 2026

Strong Quakes Jolt Nagano Pref. in Central Japan

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Two powerful earthquakes struck northern areas of Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Saturday, with the first temblor measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency,
18 Aprile 2026

Strong Quakes Jolt Nagano Pref. in Central Japan

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Two powerful earthquakes struck northern areas of Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Saturday, with the first temblor measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency,
18 Aprile 2026

CRA’s Ogawa Calls for Dialogue, Consensus in Int’l Conference

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Junya Ogawa, leader of Japan’s main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, has called for “dialogue and consensus” to better the world at an international conference of center-left political parties. At a panel discussion in the inaugural Global Progressive Mobilization
18 Aprile 2026

Japan, EU Hold 1st Defense Industry Dialogue

Brussels, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the European Union have held the first dialogue designed to reinforce their cooperation for the defense industry. Amid an increasingly severe global security environment, Japan and the EU aim to work closely together to strengthen supply
18 Aprile 2026

Japan Pledges “All Possible Measures” for Hormuz Safety

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sent a message to an international meeting expressing her country’s determination to take “all possible measures” to improve the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. In the message sent to the meeting
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