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(Adnkronos) – A “routine” test. China speaks this way after the missile test and the concerns from countries in the region. It was all part of “a routine military exercise” and “was not directed against any specific country or target,” journalists are

(Adnkronos) – Israel carried out 11,074 attacks in the West Bank in the first six months of 2026. This was stated by the Commission for Resistance to the Wall and Settlements, commenting that the strong escalation reflects Israel’s campaign to expand settlements

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Monday released a photo of Torifune that was taken by Hayabusa2 at close range when the unmanned probe flew past the asteroid the previous day. The photo was taken just

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties in the House of Councillors agreed Monday to return to debates Tuesday to normalize proceedings at the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party accepted their demands. Yoshihiko

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sapporo Breweries Ltd. said Monday that it will form a capital and business tie-up with major Danish beer maker Carlsberg Breweries A/S. The two companies plan to establish a joint venture in Singapore. Sapporo will invest about

Tokyo/Beijing, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Monday voiced concern over China’s missile launch toward the Pacific Ocean on the day. “We are concerned (over the missile launch) in light of security of our nation and the region,”

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Expectations that rice prices will fall in Japan in the months ahead are increasing among rice growers and traders, an industry group said Monday. The diffusion index for the outlook on rice prices over the next three months

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her plan to submit a document summarizing an aide’s explanations over a campaign video scandal was not an attempt to avoid answering questions about it in the Diet, the country’s

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, an opposition party, is increasingly concerned about the risk of a split over its potential merger with two other opposition parties–the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito. The concerns come as the Komeito

Tokyo/Beijing, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Monday voiced concern over China’s reported missile launch toward the Pacific Ocean earlier in the day. The missile was not confirmed to have flown over Japan’s territory or its exclusive economic