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New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at their meeting in New Delhi on Thursday agreed to deepen the two countries’ strategic cooperation. A joint document adopted at the bilateral summit calls for

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The baby hatch at San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo has accepted 20 newborns during its first year of operation, it was learned Thursday. Seven of the babies were born under confidentiality, with only a few hospital workers knowing their

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The Group of Seven major powers will discuss standards on artificial intelligence security and defense, Japanese financial services minister Satsuki Katayama has told Jiji Press. Speaking in a recent interview, Katayama said that financial institutions “need to decide

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Summer bonuses at major Japanese companies this year topped 1 million yen for the first time since comparable data became available in 1981, a survey by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Thursday. The weighted average amount

(Adnkronos) – Thirteen people have died and over thirty have been injured in Moscow’s night attack on Kyiv. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service reported this, adding that rescue operations are underway in several areas, including a partially collapsed multi-story residential building. During

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from drowning in France has risen to “more than 90” since June 19, in connection with the heatwave that has hit France. This was stated on Rmc by the Minister of Sport and Youth Marina Ferrari, who

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev has no plans to attend a peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Aug. 6 commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, the Russian Embassy in Tokyo said Thursday. The

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Sony Interactive Entertainment said Thursday that it will stop producing disc editions of new PlayStation games in January 2028, making all new titles available only in downloadable versions. The company will draw the curtain on the PlayStation game

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested four people over an attempted theft at a multistory parking lot at Haneda Airport in the Japanese capital’s Ota Ward in January. The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that the four mistook the victim, a

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court decided Thursday to play video clips of interrogations by a public prosecutor in the courtroom as part of an 11-million-yen damages lawsuit against the state. The lawsuit was filed by the head of a Tokyo-based