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(Adnkronos) – Iceland will present a bill in February 2027 that could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a decision that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries to allow commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has been the subject

(Adnkronos) – A Hong Kong court has sentenced three Tiananmen Square protest activists to prison terms of five to seven years and three months for national security crimes, following a trial condemned by the United Nations, human rights organizations, and several foreign

(Adnkronos) – According to preliminary ship tracking data published today, ship transits in the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven yesterday, compared to eleven the previous day, a figure well below the ten-year average of 15. According to the data, of the

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Digital Agency said Friday that about 246,000 sets of personal information, including the names and email addresses of government employees, may have been compromised through the unauthorized access of a network system operated by the agency. So

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to support the securities industry’s efforts to improve information systems for corporate bonds, Jiji Press learned Friday. The agency aims to revitalize the country’s market for corporate bonds by allowing institutional investors to

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry said Friday that it will issue a commemorative 1,000-yen coin for the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Priced at 33,500 yen, the coin’s obverse design features the expo’s mascot, Tunku Tunku,

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–A group of Japanese lawmakers urged the government on Friday to continue supporting the International Criminal Court after the United States sanctioned its president, Tomoko Akane of Japan. Yoko Kamikawa, head of the group, which consists of lawmakers

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–The proportion of unmarried people in Japan who said they intend to marry eventually has fallen below 80 pct for the first time among both men and women, a survey by the National Institute of Population and Social

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Digital Agency said Friday that about 246,000 sets of personal information, including the names and addresses of government employees, may have been leaked due to unauthorized access to a network system operated by the agency. So far,

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average briefly surrendered over 2,000 points on Friday, as investors turned risk-averse on the back of higher oil prices. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section closed