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Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Helsinki warmly welcomes Japanese visitors and businesses, Daniel Sazonov, mayor of the Finnish capital, said in an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo on Monday. Sazonov voiced hopes for increased cooperation between Finland and Japan over defense and

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Helsinki warmly welcomes Japanese visitors and businesses, Daniel Sazonov, mayor of the Finnish capital, said in an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo on Monday. Sazonov voiced hopes for increased cooperation between Finland and Japan over defense and

New York, April 27 (Jiji Press)–A review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty kicked off at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday, with difficult negotiations expected amid slowing momentum for nuclear disarmament. In his opening speech, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

New York, April 27 (Jiji Press)–A review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty kicked off at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday, with difficult negotiations expected amid slowing momentum for nuclear disarmament. In his opening speech, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan Airlines and GMO AI & Robotics Corp., a unit of GMO Internet Group Inc., have announced a demonstration experiment to utilize humanoid robots for ground handling tasks at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The roughly three-year test will begin

Izumisano, Osaka Pref., April 28 (Jiji Press)–Izumisano, a city in western Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, is seeking to open a baby hatch during the current fiscal year through March 2027, allowing parents who are unable to care for their infants to leave them

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government announced Tuesday that 603 individuals and 28 groups will receive medals of honor this spring, including figure skating pair Riku Miura, 24, and Ryuichi Kihara, 33, who won gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Naha, Okinawa Pref., April 27 (Jiji Press)–Two Chinese coast guard ships intruded into Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Monday afternoon. The two Haijing ships crossed into the Japanese waters between around 4:15 p.m. and

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to strengthen the role of Latin America, a region with which it has “very strong ties”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a business forum taking place in the textile hub of Prato, Tuscany, on Monday.  “We want to

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Monday that it will acquire Orix Bank, a fully owned unit of major Japanese financial service provider Orix Corp., in a deal worth 370 billion yen. Daiwa Next Bank, which is under the