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Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party is bound to face a real test this year as to whether it can produce results as a member of the country’s ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party. The JIP replaced Komeito

Beijing, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–A spokesperson at China’s Ministry of National Defense has issued a statement rebutting concerns shown by Japan, the United States and other countries over Beijing’s recent large-scale military drills conducted around Taiwan. The Chinese military is ready to

Beijing, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to maintain its hard-line stance toward Japan this year, following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark over Taiwan last November. Also concerned over Tokyo’s security policy, China will unlikely

Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The main focus of Japanese politics in 2026 will be whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, for a general election to stabilize her administration. The Liberal

Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–The major focus in Japan’s diplomacy this year is whether the country can improve its relations with China, which have been strained due to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark over a possible Taiwan contingency. As part of

Tokyo, Jan. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Friday that their governments will specifically coordinate Takaichi’s visit to the United States this spring. During their phone talks, Takaichi and Trump exchanged their views on the

(Adnkronos) – Russian authorities announced that they have intercepted and shot down seven drones launched by the Ukrainian army towards Moscow in the last few hours. “Emergency teams – said the capital’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin – are working at the impact site

(Adnkronos) – Twenty-seven people were killed in an attack reported by Russian authorities and attributed to Ukrainian forces against a hotel and a venue in the Khorly area, in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s Kherson region. This was announced by the spokeswoman

(Adnkronos) – The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from the hospital yesterday, after spending several days under observation following three surgical procedures. He has already left the medical center and has been transferred back to the Federal Police headquarters in

(Adnkronos) – More than 40 dead, over 100 injured. It’s a massacre of young people in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where the New Year’s Eve party turned into a fiery inferno in the devastating fire inside the Le Constellation bar.   While authorities have