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15 Giugno 2026

Japan to launch No. 9 H3 Rocket on Aug. 7

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Monday it will launch its No. 9 H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 7. The launch of the rocket, initially scheduled for
15 Giugno 2026

Ex-Yokohama Teacher Gets 8 Yrs for Video Voyeurism

Nagoya, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Nagoya District Court sentenced on Monday a former elementary school teacher in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, to eight years in prison for video voyeurism of girls and other charges. Acknowledging that the 38-year-old defendant, Fumiya Kosemura, secretly filmed 16
15 Giugno 2026

Japanese Firms Launch New Items to Address Heat Wave

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese companies are introducing new products to help consumers cope with an expected heat wave this summer as the Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that average temperatures will be above normal across the country from June to August. Items
15 Giugno 2026

Nikkei Average Marks Record Closing High above 69,000

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average shot up to a new all-time closing high on Monday, propelled by risk appetite fueled by a U.S.-Iran agreement to end their ongoing armed conflict. The index of 225 major issues listed
15 Giugno 2026

Japan, Dutch Royals Watch World Cup Match Together

Amsterdam, June 14 (Jiji Press)–Visiting Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched Sunday’s FIFA World Cup match between Japan and the Netherlands on television with Dutch King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima in the European country. After the match, which took place
15 Giugno 2026

Japanese, British PMs Call for Stable Energy, Mineral Supplies

London, June 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her British counterpart, Keir Starmer, released a joint declaration on economic security cooperation on Sunday, calling for stable energy and mineral supplies amid the turmoil in the Middle East and China’s increasing
15 Giugno 2026

Nikkei Average Surges to Hit Record High above 69,000

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly soared over 3,600 points to hit a record intraday high above 69,000 in Monday morning trading, as investors cheered U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that a deal had been reached to
15 Giugno 2026

Japan Welcomes U.S.-Iran Peace Deal

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday that she welcomes a U.S.-Iran peace deal “as a major step toward bringing the situation to a close.” “I strongly hope that the memorandum will be steadily implemented, that free
15 Giugno 2026

Japan Welcomes U.S.-Iran Peace Deal

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday that she welcomes a U.S.-Iran peace deal “as a major step toward bringing the situation to a close.” “I strongly hope that the memorandum will be steadily implemented, that free
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