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(Adnkronos) – The United States is Italy’s “traditional and most important ally,” which together with Europe makes up the West, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told TV talk show ‘Mattino 5’ on Friday.  “We are allies of the US regardless of Trump, Obama,

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Football Association on Friday announced the country’s 26-member squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 11. The roster for the top international soccer tournament hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Three Japanese opposition parties jointly submitted a proposal Friday to completely ban appeals by public prosecutors against court orders granting retrials, to the House of Representatives of the Diet, the country’s parliament. The Centrist Reform Alliance, Team Mirai

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds soared as high as 2.730 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading on Friday amid concerns about the country’s fiscal deterioration and inflation. The 10-year JGB yield hit its highest level since

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea decades ago met with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Tokyo on Friday, seeking further cooperation to bring back all abductees. “We asked for continued understanding

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution in violation of the child welfare law, investigative sources told Jiji Press. Shota Inoue, a Tokyo resident, is

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prize-winning author Aiko Sato, also known as a renowned essayist, died of old age in Tokyo on April 29. She was 102. Her father, Koroku Sato, was also a writer, while her older brother, Hachiro Sato, was

(Adnkronos) – US foreign trade with China (infographic) 

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to revise the copyright law to create new rights that grant background music royalties to singers and record businesses. The proposed revision is aimed at allowing a wider range of artists

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average tumbled on Friday amid rising interest rates in Japan and the United States. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section closed at 61,409.29, down