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Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–The websites of multiple local governments in Japan have become inaccessible. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference Wednesday that the central government and others are gathering information to identify the cause of the problem. The

(In the story on the top management reshuffle at Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc., moved on Wednesday, the headline should have read, “…Yokoyama…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Osaka Exchange Chief Yokoyama to Become TSE Head Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)–A recent incident in which an elevator at Tokyo Skytree stopped and 20 people were trapped inside for about six hours was caused by damage to a cable that supplies electricity and transmit signals to the elevator car,

(Adnkronos) – Moscow, Feb 25. (Adnkronos)   At least seven people have died and ten others were injured in an attack by 30 drones from Kyiv’s forces against a nitrogen fertilizer production plant in Russia’s Smolensk region, in the locality of Dorogobuzh,

(Adnkronos) – The Swiss Confederation will pay a one-off solidarity contribution of 50,000 francs, approximately 55,000 euros, to the injured and the families of the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire in Crans-Montana, which claimed the lives of 41 people, including

(Adnkronos) – “Liar, you killed Americans!”. This is what Democratic Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib shouted at Donald Trump when the president, during his State of the Union address, spoke about the fraud investigation by the Somali community in Minnesota, used

(Adnkronos) – The Speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, has passed on ”relevant” information to the police about Peter Mandelson, arrested in recent days in connection with his dealings with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. This was reported by the BBC

(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was ”concerned” about what happened at the Manchester mosque, where a man was arrested after entering the place of worship during Ramadan prayers with several weapons including an axe. The suspect, a white

(Adnkronos) – Israel is responsible for the killing of two-thirds of the 129 journalists and media workers killed worldwide last year, a total of 86, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The CPJ noted an increase in the use of

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Wednesday nominated two academics considered to be reflationists as members of the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board. The move is seen as a warning against the central bank’s gradual interest rate hikes, as Prime