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Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and her Australian counterpart, Jim Chalmers, met in Tokyo on Monday and signed a memorandum to set up a ministerial finance dialogue framework to strengthen economic security cooperation and promote investment. Previously, the

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Genta Koja summoned Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, head of U.S. forces in Japan, to the prefectural government office to protest the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of murdering a woman in the southern

Osaka, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–A former Japanese female prosecutor who was allegedly sexually assaulted by her male boss in 2018 said Monday that she has launched a group to seek recognition of posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, caused by sexual violence as

(Adnkronos) – The Popular Party (Pp), the main Spanish center-right party led by Alberto Feijoo, confirms itself as the country’s leading force with 31.6% of voting intentions, although down 1.5 points compared to what it obtained in the July 2023 elections (33.1%).

(Adnkronos) – At least eight people were killed in a drone raid yesterday that hit a displaced persons camp in Tigray, where fighting resumed at the end of September. A humanitarian source and a witness told Agence France-Presse. “Eight people, including a

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana on Monday retracted and apologized for his recent controversial remarks on road development budgets for municipalities in his constituency in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Speaking to reporters in the Diet, Yana revealed

(Adnkronos) – Classes totally or partially suspended today in 400-500 French high schools due to student protests. This was announced by the Minister of National Education Edouard Geffray, explaining that safety conditions are not guaranteed in the affected institutions.  “On Friday, between

Fukushima, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–The town of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture will see the evacuation order lifted in December in some areas in its so-called difficult-to-return zone, where entry is restricted due to high levels of radiation following the 2011 nuclear accident.

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–A woman found dead in a hotel room in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, had marks on her neck suggesting she was strangled with a cord-like object, people familiar with the investigation said Monday. U.S. Marine

(Adnkronos) – In a presidential election in Brazil marked by the consolidation of polarization between supporters of the Liberal Party and the Workers’ Party, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Pl) and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Pt) will face each other in the