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Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–Yomeishu Seizo Co. has canceled preferential negotiation rights it granted to U.S. investment fund KKR to take the Japanese company private, according to the herbal health tonic maker. KKR had planned to launch a tender offer to acquire

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese business delegation will postpone a planned visit to Beijing, the Japan-China Economic Association said Wednesday. Representatives from the association, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry were scheduled to

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–Over 18,000 people are still living in temporary housing two years after a massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left about 700 people dead or unaccounted for. While infrastructure restoration

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has conveyed its concerns to China over its military exercises around Taiwan, Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said in a statement released Wednesday. “The recent military exercises conducted by the Chinese military around Taiwan

(Adnkronos) – The first documents for the peace plan will be ready in January. Meanwhile, Ukraine hopes that Donald Trump will agree to send American soldiers to secure the end of the war with Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky reiterates that he is ready

(Adnkronos) – Russia has a new objective in the war with Ukraine. Moscow is trying to isolate the Odesa region from the rest of the country, particularly by conducting attacks against infrastructure. The strategy appears clear, based on information released by Ukrainian

(Adnkronos) – The former minister and presidential candidate for Mas in the last Bolivian elections, Eduardo del Castillo, has been released. He had been detained yesterday as he was about to board a flight from Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz, bound

(Adnkronos) – Chinese military ships and Coast Guard units of the Asian giant mobilized for the large-scale military exercises near Taiwan are leaving the waters around the island. This was announced by Taiwan’s Coast Guard, which is de facto independent, but for

(Adnkronos) – “We have always provided aid to Ukraine and will continue to do so as long as necessary: for us it is a battle for freedom. Then, of course, we hope the war ends as soon as possible, which is why

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s loss of Komeito as its coalition partner is causing a headache for the main ruling party, as their electoral cooperation provided the LDP with the votes needed to beat opposition candidates in head-to-head