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Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, submitted a proposal Friday for revising the operational guidelines for the country’s three principles on defense equipment exports, aiming to pave the way for allowing

Yamamoto, Miyagi Pref., March 6 (Jiji Press)–Suguru Kikuchi, an employee of the Yamamoto town government in Miyagi Prefecture, worked to support recovery and reconstruction in a disaster-hit area of the Noto Peninsula following the powerful earthquake that struck there on New Year’s

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will visit Japan for six days from Thursday, the Japanese government has said. It will be the first trip to Japan by a Bhutanese prime minister since Tobgay made a visit roughly eight

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement for free trade, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The UAE will eliminate its tariffs on major finished vehicles imported from Japan within seven

(Adnkronos) – The United States-Israel-Iran war could have a disastrous impact on hunger worldwide, as soaring fuel and transport costs will be followed by fertiliser and food price hikes, United Nations World Food Programme chief Cindy McCain warned on Thursday.  “The crisis

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi condemned Iran on Thursday over the country’s counterstrikes following attacks by the United States and Israel. In telephone talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Takaichi noted that Iran’s attacks targeted diplomatic facilities as

(Adnkronos) – The international order broke down when Russia launched its full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Italy’s foreign minister told the Senate upper house of parliament on Thursday while reporting to lawmakers on the widening United States-Israel-Iran conflict.  “Everything

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–The weighted average of wage hike demands by labor unions in this year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations in Japan came to 5.94 pct as of Monday, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, said Thursday. Large hikes were

(Adnkronos) – Faced with rising oil and gas prices following Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, is asking advisers to bring ideas to the Oval Office to lower gasoline prices. This is what Politico writes, citing

(Adnkronos) – 200 Russian military personnel, prisoners of the Ukrainian forces, have been repatriated from the territory controlled by Kyiv. In exchange, 200 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war have been transferred. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The