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New York, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)–The United Nations’ current serious financial difficulties, caused in part by the United States’ failure to make some contribution payments, also present a good opportunity for U.N. reform, Kazuyuki Yamazaki, Japan’s ambassador to the world body, has

Tokyo, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry plans to cover half of the cost for domestic airlines and local governments managing airports to purchase snowplows and other snow removal equipment. The move is part of the ministry’s efforts to ensure stable flight

Tokyo, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police on Friday arrested three individuals, including a company executive who ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic Party for the People candidate in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, for allegedly violating the public offices election law,

Tsu, Mie Pref., Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)–A cargo ship collided with a leisure fishing boat off Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Friday, leaving two men aboard the fishing boat dead. Among those aboard the 16-ton fishing boat, Kokichi Taniguchi, 84, and

(The second paragraph should have read, “…Matsusaka…,” and the final paragraph should have read, “…Japan Transport Safety Board…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) 2 Dead in Ship Collision off Mie Pref. Tsu, Mie Pref., Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–A cargo

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police on Friday arrested three individuals, including a company executive who ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic Party for the People candidate in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, for allegedly paying campaign workers, investigative sources told

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Germany are committed to reconstruction and humanitarian aid in Gaza, stabilising the Middle East and bolstering the European Union’s competitiveness, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Friday on X after talks in Stuttgart with German counterpart Johann Wadephul.  “At

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Germany will always work together to achieve the “great European dream” of political integration, common defence and a social market economy “with populism as the driving force”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Friday on X.  “Thank you to

(Adnkronos) – The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest in the world, has entered the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This is reported by the Times of Israel, citing specialized naval traffic monitoring sites, which also indicate that the

(Adnkronos) – No agreement among EU member states on the twentieth package of sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine. Coreper, it is understood, held an exchange of views on the 20th sanctions package, in order to reach an agreement as