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Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc. plans to realign the functions of its group companies, its president, Hisanobu Watanabe, has said in a recent interview with Jiji Press. The regional banking group aims to improve its operational efficiency by

(Adnkronos) – National mourning in Colombia after Monday’s devastating earthquake. Authorities have declared three days of national mourning. Flags at half-mast in public buildings and diplomatic representations abroad during the mourning period. 

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Wednesday announced basic policies for his bid for a third term, in which he pledges to uphold locals’ opposition to the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station within

Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Wednesday that international documents confirm the Kuril Islands, including the four islands that Japan calls its Northern Territories, as Russian territory, according to Russia’s state-run Tass news agency. While inspecting Russian naval

Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday that it is important to ensure free and safe navigation without additional costs, such as transit fees, in the Strait of Hormuz. In their 20-minute phone

(Adnkronos) – Russian raids have caused the death of eight people and the injury of 57 others across Ukraine in the last 24 hours. One of the attacks occurred in the Odesa region, where Moscow’s forces struck an oil tanker truck. The

(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will chair an emergency meeting of the Cobra committee to address the extreme heatwave affecting the United Kingdom, which is grappling with widespread fires and drought. According to The Guardian, temperatures could reach 33 degrees

Sydney, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had no ill intent when he made a remark regarding a gift from his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi that has been criticized as sexist, the Australian government told the Japanese government. Sources at

Ueno, Gunma Pref., Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Victims of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet were remembered at the mountainous accident site in eastern Japan on Wednesday, the 41st anniversary of the tragedy. From early in the morning, bereaved family