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(Adnkronos) – Strategic partners Italy and India “are sending a strong message of peace to the world”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said in New Delhi on Wednesday at the start of a three-day visit to the country aimed at deepening political and

Aomori, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co. has suspended all services on the Hachinohe line in the northeastern prefectures of Aomori and Iwate as a powerful quake Monday night inflicted damage to elevated bridges. The company has not said when it

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Chinese and Russian bombers have conducted their first joint flight off the Shikoku region in western Japan, according to the Defense Ministry’s Joint Staff Office. “It should be taken as a coercive action against Japan,” Chief Cabinet Secretary

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The dollar was firmer above 156.50 yen in Tokyo trading on Wednesday ahead of a policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve the same day local time. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 156.65-65 yen, up from

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–A panel of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday drew up a set of proposals to address crimes by foreigners. The package, among other things, calls on the National Police Agency to secure a list of interpreters

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese national public servants received winter bonuses Wednesday, with the average amount, excluding for those in managerial posts, coming to 702,200 yen. The figure for the workers with an average age of 32.9, including performance-based allowances, fell about

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s fiscal 2025 supplementary budget bill is now set to be enacted during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session, which ends on Dec. 17, as two opposition parties are expected to support it. “We’ll vote in favor

Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese startup Eams Robotics Co. tested a delivery service using a drone that flew over a railroad track in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday. It was the first drone flight above a railroad track out of

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that China did not provide the Japanese side with any specific prior notice regarding the training of aircraft deployed on the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, during which Japanese fighter jets were

Stockholm, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Nobel Prize Museum on Tuesday showcased chairs signed by past Japanese laureates, along with items donated by prize winners, ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony Wednesday evening. The museum, which opened in 2001, invites Nobel laureates