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Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–The top diplomats of Japan and Greece agreed Thursday to strengthen their countries’ cooperation on maritime security in order to ensure freedom of navigation and the safety of maritime transportation. During their meeting in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–A quarterly Bank of Japan survey showed Thursday that 90.4 pct of respondents anticipated higher prices in a year’s time compared with current levels. The proportion of such respondents rose 6.7 percentage points from the previous survey in

(Adnkronos) – Nicaragua’s leftwing government has severed diplomatic relations with Italy after foreign minister Antonio Tajani issued a fresh request for the extradition of former Red Brigade member and convicted killer Alessio Casimirri and called Managua “extremist”.  “The Nicaraguan government has notified

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese frozen food maker Nichirei Corp. plans to gradually resume cyberattack-affected operations from Friday, but it is unclear when the operations will be fully restored. The company will resume loading and unloading at refrigerated warehouses and shipping frozen

(Adnkronos) – A 3.4 percent increase in exports January through May from the same period last year and totalling 277.4 billion euros stems directly from the government’s economic and diplomatic action, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Thursday on X after a data

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–A bill to revamp Japan’s retrial system was approved by a House of Councillors committee on Thursday, setting the stage for its enactment on Friday. The Judicial Affairs Committee of the Upper House approved by a majority vote

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–The government-sponsored bill to revise the Imperial House Law cleared a special committee of the House of Councillors on Thursday and is set to be approved at a plenary meeting of the Upper House on Friday. In the

(Adnkronos) – At least 11 people have died and 19 others have been injured in a fire, still not extinguished, at an orphanage on the outskirts of Algiers. The Algerian civil protection announced this, without specifying the age of the victims. “Civil

(Adnkronos) – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that military personnel aged 30 and over will be tested for testosterone deficiency as part of annual health checks. In a video posted on X, titled ‘High-T Department’, Hegseth stated that he authorized the

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards declared they had struck a US air base in Jordan with ballistic missiles, in response to what they described as an American attack near a specialized pediatric cancer hospital in Iran.  According to their website, the