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Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a bill to provide relief to surviving civilian victims of the Pacific War to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, or parliament, on Wednesday. Jointly submitted by seven opposition parties,

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–An international conference to discuss the management of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks started in Nagasaki, a city in southwestern Japan, on Wednesday. Japan is seeking a total 25 pct catch quota increase for large tuna weighing 30 kilograms

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Mexico want to boost “already excellent relations” between Italy and Mexico, foreign under-secretary Massimo Dell’Utri stated on Wednesday after talks in Rome with Mexico’s ambassador Genaro Lozano.  “I had the pleasure of meeting the Ambassador of Mexico to

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Five Japanese mobile phone carriers said Wednesday that they will postpone offering mobile phone numbers with the new prefix of 060, initially slated to be introduced in July or later. NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp., SoftBank Corp., Rakuten

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–All Nippon Airways has opened a new facility in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido to manage flight operations in the event of large-scale disasters and terrorist attacks. The major Japanese airline moved part of its operations from

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly climbed to a new 29-year high of 2.87 pct in Tokyo trading Wednesday. JGBs faced selling pressure

(Adnkronos) – Italy and the Gulf Cooperation Council – comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) creating a “structured mechanism” for political consultations on maritime security, counter-terrorism, energy security

Hiroshima, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Representatives from 127 countries and regions plus the European Union are expected to attend this year’s Aug. 6 ceremony in Hiroshima to honor the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, the municipal

Nara, July 8 (Jiji Press)–As Wednesday marked four years since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara, about 1,000 visitors paid their respects to him at a floral tribute stand at the shooting

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–NEC Corp. said Wednesday that it has rolled out the first service under its strategic collaboration with Anthropic, a U.S. artificial intelligence startup, that the Japanese electronics maker announced in April. The service, which utilizes Anthropic’s Claude generative