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Brussels, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of Japan, Canada and the European Union issued a joint statement Saturday expressing their concerns over a U.S.-led new peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it proposes limiting the size of Ukrainian forces.

Johannesburg, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The group of 20 advanced and emerging economies adopted a leaders’ declaration at a meeting that started Saturday, but without the participation of U.S. President Donald Trump, who boycotted the two-day summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, through Sunday.

Marugame, Kagawa Pref., Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese transport minister Yasushi Kaneko on Saturday underlined the importance of reviving the country’s shipbuilding industry partly by enlarging shipyards. “Unless the site of each shipyard is expanded, the Japanese industry will be left behind China

Miyakojima, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi toured some of the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, marking his first visit to the southernmost Japan prefecture since taking office last month. At meetings with local leaders, Koizumi

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son, Prince Hisahito, visited the remote Tokyo island of Izu Oshima in the Pacific on Saturday partly to mourn victims of a natural disaster. After arriving in the island by ship, they

Vientiane, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, has finished her six-day official visit to Laos from Monday, strengthening her resolve to serve as a “bridge” between the two nations. During her first overseas trip for

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries in central Tokyo earlier this month. Held by the

New York, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, has sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a letter over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency, China’s permanent mission to the world body said

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Foreign Ministry has rebutted China’s claim that the safety risk is increasing in Japan, by releasing data on recognized serious crimes in Japan in which Chinese nationals were victims. In January-October this year, the number of

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, returned home from her official visit to Laos on Saturday. A commercial flight carrying the princess arrived at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, in