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Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan, the United States, Australia and India have started making arrangements for a foreign ministers’ meeting under their Quad cooperation framework, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related meetings next week, informed sources said Friday.

(Adnkronos) – Iranian forces will continue to conduct raids ”until calm returns in southern Iran and around the Strait of Hormuz”. This is the warning from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the Pasdaran. “The entire Iranian territory, from Tehran to the south, is

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s attendance as guest of honour at the Mexico’s Guadalajara international book fair from 28 November to 6 December offers an opportunity to strengthen the Italian publishing industry’s presence in the Spanish-speaking countries of central and South America, foreign ministry

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Friday to revise the Imperial House Law as part of efforts to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, marking the first substantive change to the law since its establishment

(Adnkronos) – Seven people were killed in overnight US attacks against some bridges in Bandar Khamir, a port city in southern Iran, according to IRNA, citing Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences.  Iranian state media reported last night that US attacks hit an

Kyoto, July 17 (Jiji Press)–A procession of “yamahoko” floats, the highlight of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri summer festival, took place on Friday, with 23 floats adorned with elaborate textiles, embroidery and other decorations parading through the streets of the western Japan city to

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)–The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, on Friday approved an eight-day extension of the current session until July 25. During the extension, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Japan Innovation Party coalition aims to enact a

(Adnkronos) – The foreign ministry has inaugurated a new entrance to a health clinic accessible to all those who work at the ministry, which it is hoped will become “increasingly efficient” and will open to members of the public as well, foreign

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)–Nikon Corp. plans to focus its growth investment on semiconductor lithography equipment, President and CEO Yasuhiro Omura said in an interview. “Semiconductor lithography equipment will have a large volume,” Omura said, referring to the Japanese precision machinery maker’s