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Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged to slip below 70,000 Friday morning as artificial intelligence-linked and other high technology names succumbed to profit-taking after their hefty gains the previous day. The index of 225 major issues on

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that he will visit Seoul on Saturday and Sunday to meet with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back. The two ministers are expected to discuss establishing regular refueling support from Japan’s

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat improperly handled 9,424 sets of administrative documents containing specially designated secrets last year, a government report showed Friday. The documents were stored inappropriately, such as being left in office drawers, instead of being kept in

Brussels, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bid farewell to Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Castle of Laeken in Brussels on Thursday, concluding their state visit to the European country. The Emperor shook hands firmly with

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The names of the 11 members of a prosecution inquest panel in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, have been leaked, it was learned. Sources in the Yamaguchi District Public Prosecutors Office said Thursday that

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government, in an effort to realize a strong economy, aims to enhance the country’s growth potential and ensure citizens’ security and safety mainly through planned public-private investments worth over 370 trillion yen, it has been learned.

(Adnkronos) – In Spain, at least 212 deaths recorded between Sunday and Wednesday are attributable to the record heatwave. This emerged from data published by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid. In the same days of 2025, 98 deaths were

(Adnkronos) – At least 17 people were injured overnight in Cabo San Lucas, a renowned tourist destination on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, when a vehicle crashed into a crowd celebrating the Mexican national team’s victory against the Czech Republic in the third

(Adnkronos) – With the favorable votes of the six conservative justices, and the dissenting votes of the three liberal justices, the Supreme Court has affirmed that the American government can legally reject asylum seekers before they set foot on American territory. The

(Adnkronos) – Delegations from Israel and Lebanon are working in Washington for the third day of the ongoing round of talks mediated by the United States. The focus, reports the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, is on understandings for a ceasefire, security coordination, and