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Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on policymakers around the world to show determination and implement policies for nuclear abolition, in an annual peace declaration Thursday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

(Adnkronos) – The CIA has secretly established a task force dedicated to Cuba, launching a plan for a more coordinated campaign aimed at exerting pressure on the Cuban government to implement the economic, political, and leadership changes demanded by United States President

Seoul/Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the eastern province of Kangwon at around 5 p.m. Thursday, the South Korean military said. The missile is believed to have fallen outside

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Listed Japanese companies are believed to have enjoyed sharp profit growth in April-June, led by semiconductor- and export-related companies on the back of robust demand linked to artificial intelligence and semiconductors, as well as a weaker yen. Their

(Adnkronos) – In Kuwait, authorities have ordered the closure of an Iranian school. The Minister of Education, Jalal Al-Tabtabaei, has given “instructions for the revocation of permits granted to the Iranian private school in Kuwait and for the closure” of the institution,

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–The average summer bonus among major Japanese companies increased 7.04 pct from the previous year to 1,042,537 yen in 2026, the highest level since comparable data became available in 1981, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Thursday.

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition party leaders attending an annual peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Thursday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, voiced concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s address at the event. “Japan

Seoul, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the eastern province of Kangwon at around 5 p.m. Thursday, the South Korean military said. The missile is believed to have fallen outside

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has launched at least one “unidentified projectile” towards the Sea of Japan, according to the South Korean military. “North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the East Sea,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–After the death of Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese historian known for his research on U.S. prisoners of war who died in the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, his wife, Kayoko, 84, took over his research. “I