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Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit Ankara from July 6 to 8 to attend a NATO summit for the first time since taking office last year, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Takaichi aims to confirm with NATO

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling party heavyweight Shunichi Suzuki is expected to visit Vietnam and Singapore on July 20-26, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The Liberal Democratic Party secretary-general hopes to meet with senior government officials and leading lawmakers of the two

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito said Thursday he hopes a plan regarding the number of Imperial Family members that wins public support will be created. “I hope it will be something that gains the understanding of the people,” he said

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that her country can now maintain stable domestic oil supplies until March 2028, rather than until next spring as she had previously indicated. At a meeting of relevant minister on the

(Adnkronos) – The International Network on African Energy Transition (Inaet) is organizing its third conference in Abidjan, on June 11 and 12, bringing together recognized leaders in the energy sector to discuss solutions aimed at promoting a just, inclusive, and investment-oriented energy

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that she will propose three principles on energy security at the three-day summit of the Group of Seven major industrialized countries in France from Monday. With the proposal, Takaichi aims to

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref., June 11 (Jiji Press)–The body of a 17-year-old high school girl was found in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Thursday, and local police arrested a male acquaintance, 19, later in the day. Around 2:15

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. said Thursday that major Japanese financial institutions, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., will participate in its strategic collaboration with U.S. startup Anthropic in the field of

Nagoya, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese power generation company Jera Co. has signed a contract with a unit of Malaysian state-owned energy company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. to buy up to 2 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years, starting

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Former professional boxer Guts Ishimatsu, who became the first Japanese world lightweight champion, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on June 2, it was learned Thursday. He was 76. The boxer, whose real name was Yuji