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Kobe, June 20 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese prosecution inquest committee has ruled that the prosecutors’ decision not to indict Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito on charges of violating the public offices election law was appropriate. The No.1 Prosecution Inquest Committee in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture,

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)–Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, 31, said in an Instagram post Saturday that he and his wife, Mamiko, 29, have welcomed their second child. “We are again overjoyed to experience this wonderful day in our lives together.

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Saturday that it has completed the second round of the fiscal 2026 treated water release into the Pacific Ocean from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a day later

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has released a draft revision of its Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan, indicating its policy of enhancing cooperation with foreign government agencies and AI developers to address risks such as the misuse of AI. The government

Amsterdam, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, currently on a state visit to the Netherlands, planted a cherry tree at a park near Amsterdam on Friday. At a monument in the Cherry Blossom Park for the victims of the

Paris, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki on Friday promoted Japanese rice at a supermarket near Paris. As part of a Japanese food fair held at the supermarket in Claye-Souilly, Suzuki handed out “onigiri” rice balls made from Japanese rice

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has decided to raise the fees for visas for foreign nationals by revising a related cabinet order. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting on Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees in

(Adnkronos) – The foreign ministry has cancelled an Italy-United States business forum in Miami on Monday following foreign minister Antonio Tajani’s decision not to travel to the US to attend the event after “offensive” remarks by president Donald Trump directed at premier

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s main private business lobby Confindustria will no longer attend a business forum in Miami next week after comments by United States president Donald Trump aired on Friday in a TV interview that disparaged prime minister Giorgia Meloni, Adnkronos learned

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–A fire on Friday at an elementary school in a densely populated area of Tokyo left 11 people, mainly children, injured. Around 11 a.m., there was an emergency call reporting that “smoke was coming from the music room