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Milan, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Daichi Oguri won the silver medal in the men’s snowboard banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics on Friday. This is Japan’s third medal in the ongoing Paralympics, and its 100th winter Paralympic medal overall. “It’s

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Concerns are mounting in Japan over the possible impact on household budgets from soaring gasoline prices, driven by a steep rise in crude oil prices amid the escalating conflict between the U.S.-Israel camp and Iran, ahead of Thursday’s

(Adnkronos) – In phone talks with counterpart Fuad Hussein on Friday, foreign minister Antonio Tajani conveyed Italy’s solidarity with Iraq over the spate of “unacceptable attacks” this month amid an escalation in the region since the United States-Israel war on Iran began

(Adnkronos) – The Russian government has submitted a bill to the Duma to grant the Kremlin even more powers to initiate military operations to protect Russian citizens residing abroad in cases of arrest, detention, or legal proceedings by foreign courts. The measures

(Adnkronos) – China, which depends on Iranian oil, has announced the donation of 200,000 dollars to the families of the very young students of the school in the Iranian region of Minab killed in an American raid on the first day of

(Adnkronos) – The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors recovered off the coast of Sri Lanka after their frigate was torpedoed by a US submarine on March 4 will be repatriated today. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo.

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–At least 1,515 Japanese firms operate in the Middle East, where Japanese nationals have begun to evacuate following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday. Of them, 469 companies have resident

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives passed the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill on Friday after unusually short deliberations as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to get it through the Diet before the end of fiscal 2025 on March 31.

Miami, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be the starting pitcher for the Japanese national baseball team, nicknamed Samurai Japan, in its quarterfinal game against Venezuela in the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Saturday. The pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Shinji Saito, a former member of popular Japanese comedy group Jungle Pocket, pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges during the first court hearing of his trial on Friday. According to the indictment, Saito allegedly sexually assaulted a