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Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has drawn up a draft of its basic program on the development and use of artificial intelligence, aiming to increase the AI utilization rate among the public initially to 50 pct and eventually to 80

Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to agriculture ministry data. In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets

Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese travel company Nippon Travel Agency Co. has introduced a one-day tour offering participants a chance to view luxurious Kabuki costumes in partnership with the Japan Traditional Culture Testing Association. This marks the first product of the

Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government, in its sixth basic program for promoting gender equality, will stipulate that it will consider legislation to legalize the use of pre-marriage family names, informed sources told the Jiji Press on Saturday. The move will

Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is concerned about the possibility of France inviting China to next year’s Group of Seven summit in the European country, which could undermine the G-7’s unity against China. Last month, Bloomberg reported that French President

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is “proud” of the government’s aid to Palestinians in war-devastated Gaza, including airlifting over 200 sick and injured children and their families to Italy for medical treatment and granting over 200 scholarships to study at Italian

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is planning to visit the United States next month to hold talks with his U.S. counterpart, Pete Hegseth, government officials said Friday. Koizumi’s visit would likely take place before the ordinary Diet session

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, also known as Nippon Ishin no Kai, submitted Friday a bill to cut the number of seats in the House of Representatives by about 10

(Adnkronos) – United States ambassador Tilman J. Fertitta held “brief talks” with Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday during a visit to the prime minister’s office in Rome, Palazzo Chigi, Adnkronos learned from sources.  Commander of the United States Central Command, Brad

Washington/Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has released a new national security strategy that calls for Japan to increase its defense spending to defend the chain of islands between southwestern Japan and the Philippines. “We will build