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(Adnkronos) – A white smoke between Ukraine and the United States for the peace plan. Or almost. The summit of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris allows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to obtain fundamental guarantees from the US in case of

Fukui, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Fukui prefectural government, in a report released Wednesday, confirmed former Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto’s sexual harassment against a female worker and other victims. “It is evident that Sugimoto’s words and actions in question were acts of sexual harassment,”

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s program to effectively eliminate high school tuition from fiscal 2026 is heightening concerns among public high schools that a shift toward private education will increase further. Under the government’s draft budget for the fiscal year starting in

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Shinsuke Yamanaka, chief of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, on Wednesday denounced Chubu Electric Power Co. for cherry-picking earthquake risk data for its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. “It is a fabrication of screening data

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday warned the public about a fake video that misused footage from his own press conference and had appeared on YouTube. Referring to the fake video, which solicited investments for a

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has urged China to withdraw its ban on exports of dual-use goods to Japan. Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, lodged a strong protest over the

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. has said it will go private through a management buyout scheme worth about 390 billion yen. According to Hisamitsu’s announcement Tuesday, an asset management company controlled by its president and CEO, Kazuhide Nakatomi, who

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. has said it will go private through a management buyout scheme worth about 390 billion yen. According to Hisamitsu’s announcement Tuesday, an asset management company controlled by its president and CEO, Kazuhide Nakatomi, who

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major democracies on Wednesday agreed that they will maintain close communication and cooperation regarding the situation in Venezuela, following the U.S. attack on the country. In a phone meeting among

New York, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nagasaki and Okinawa have been selected for The New York Times’ list of “52 places to go in 2026.” The U.S. daily placed the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki 17th on the list. The newspaper said