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Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Croatian counterpart, Andrej Plenkovic, effectively reached an agreement Friday to introduce a working holiday program between their countries that allows young people to experience life abroad while working. “I hope that

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) leader Hirofumi Yoshimura on Friday left open the possibility of the Japanese opposition party joining the ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. “We do not exclude the option

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday rose by 120 yen from the previous week to 4,275 yen per 5 kilograms, nearing the record high of 4,285 yen

(Adnkronos) – Indonesia will ban the construction of new hotels and restaurants on rice paddies and deforested agricultural land in Bali, after recent floods caused the deaths of at least 18 people. A state of emergency was declared on September 10, after

(Adnkronos) – A new poll confirms the strengthening of the far-right Afd party in Germany: for the first time in the Political Barometer of the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen for the public broadcaster Zdf, the Afd is on par with the conservatives of the

(Adnkronos) – At least 75 people were killed in a drone attack carried out by paramilitaries on the Abu Chok refugee camp, near el-Fasher, in Darfur, northern Sudan. This was reported by a humanitarian group operating on the spot, according to which

(Adnkronos) – US and other Western intelligence agencies have not yet confirmed whether the drone incursion into Poland on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday last week was deliberate or whether it was just an accident, CNN writes, citing sources according to

(Adnkronos) – Engaged in trying to negotiate a trade deal and a potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, whom he will speak to today, US President Donald Trump did not approve, last summer, the allocation of 400 million dollars in military

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel recommended Friday that Japan’s Defense Ministry introduce submarines armed with long-range missiles and equipped with next-generation power systems. In a report submitted to Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, the panel proposed that the ministry give priority

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit New York for three days from Tuesday to attend the ongoing U.N. General Assembly session, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday. During the general debate in the session, Ishiba is