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Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan should take the initiative in reforming World Trade Organization rules to address the challenges of the 21st century, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo on Monday. “Japan should play an

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections over alleged bid-rigging for a project to lay tracks for a planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line, Jiji Press learned. The probes targeted nine construction companies

(Adnkronos) – The UN does not want “any particular entity to limit freedom of access” to this strategic waterway. This was stated by United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq, referring to Iran’s creation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to administer navigation in

(Adnkronos) – From today until Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces will conduct an exercise on the preparation and employment of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, cited by local news agencies.

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit New Delhi from Sunday through May 27 to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Quad countries–Japan, the United States, Australia and India, the Japanese government said Tuesday. The Quad

Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref./Fukuoka, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Two high courts in Japan on Tuesday ruled that the February general election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. A group of lawyers

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers confirmed Tuesday that they will hold thorough discussions in the Diet on a bill to reform the country’s retrial system, according to the group’s head, Masahiko Shibayama of the ruling Liberal Democratic

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, the largest umbrella organization for labor unions in the country, urged the government on Monday not to loosen rules governing discretionary work arrangements. The confederation, known as Rengo, expressed opposition to any “easy

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 19 (Jiji Press)–Four 16-year-old boys arrested as suspected perpetrators of last week’s high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, met the couple suspected of ordering them to commit the crime for the first time on the day

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that it has begun collaborating with U.S. startup Anthropic to develop systems for infrastructure, including electricity transmission and railways, by using Anthropic artificial intelligence models. Through the tie-up, Hitachi aims to enhance the