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Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is working to arrange a summit with five Central Asian countries for Dec. 19-20 in Tokyo. Bilateral meetings between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and leaders from the Central Asian nations are also being considered.

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese cruise operator has canceled its tours to Japan scheduled from late December to late January next year, apparently due to rising tensions between the two East Asian countries. An agent in Japan was notified of the

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–A key Japanese Ministry of Finance panel has urged the government to attach importance to the primary budget balance, in the run-up to the compilation of the state budget for fiscal 2026, which starts next April. While the

Washington, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–U.S. affiliates of nine Japanese companies, including trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp., have sued the U.S. government, challenging the legality of tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, it was learned Tuesday. The plaintiffs are seeking

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Tuesday opened the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant to the press, demonstrating the safety of the unit, which the firm aims to bring back online. Members of

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling coalition is planning to submit to the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Friday a bill on a framework for a proposed reduction in House of Representatives seats. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new partner,

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to export more goods and “know-how” to Mongolia and is also ready to invest in the central Asian country, undertaking joint ventures, especially in the fashion and natural resources sector, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  

(Adnkronos) – Copenhagen police have arrested two men suspected of raising funds for Hamas, an activity that Danish authorities consider to be financing terrorism. The capital’s police force announced on its social media accounts that a 28-year-old man was arrested today, while

(Adnkronos) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been released from Hazelton maximum-security prison after receiving a ”total and unconditional” pardon from US President Donald Trump. This was reported by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Hernandez was serving a 45-year prison

(Adnkronos) – For AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla there is no doubt: the speaker who imitated Adolf Hitler at the founding congress of the new youth organization of Alternative for Germany will soon no longer be part of the party. “If that had