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(Adnkronos) – Career diplomat Stephen Hickey has been appointed the United Kingdom’s new envoy to Italy and San Marino and will take up his post in June, the embassy said in a statement on Thursday.  Hickey is a former UK ambassador to

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police placed a 44-year-old man on the public wanted list Thursday, a day after he attacked two high school students with a hammer and sprayed liquid at police officers responding to the incident in Fussa in Tokyo.

New York, April 29 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese diplomat pledged to “resolutely prevent Japan from acquiring nuclear weapons” at a review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on Wednesday, calling on the international community to “stay on high alert.” Japan “is pushing to

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Thursday that the country’s time to take “decisive action” against the yen’s rapid depreciation is “approaching.” Following Katayama’s remarks, the dollar briefly slipped below 160 yen after climbing as high as around

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average temporarily fell below 59,000 on Thursday, dragged down by surging crude oil prices amid the deepening turmoil in the Middle East. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is seeking a stopover by U.S. President Donald Trump in Japan during his planned trip to China in mid-May, Japanese and U.S. government sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. During the proposed stopover, Trump is

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan will continue to mull the timing of the next policy rate increase, after its Policy Board decided Tuesday to keep the rate unchanged for the third straight policy-setting meeting. Momentum for rate hikes has

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Industrial production in Japan dropped 0.5 pct in March from the previous month after seasonal adjustment as chemical makers’ output fell because of a shortage of naphtha amid Middle East tensions, the industry ministry said Thursday. The production

Washington, April 29 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed support for Japan’s plans to increase defense spending in a document submitted ahead of a congressional hearing Wednesday. “Japan also clearly recognizes the threat environment confronting all of us and has signaled

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–The yen, Japanese government bonds and stocks all fell on Thursday morning, following the markets’ closure for a national holiday, amid deepening turmoil in the Middle East. The Japanese currency approached 160.50 per dollar early in the morning,