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(The lead should have read, “…Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Japan, Mongolia Agree on Yen Loans for Airport Expansion Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Mongolian counterpart, Nyam-Osor Uchral,

Beijing, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing on Tuesday, a day after the Japanese politician held talks with Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat. In his meeting with Iwaya at the

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The maximum vote-value disparity among single-seat constituencies for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, was 2.275 times, according to the final 2025 national census data released by the internal affairs ministry Tuesday. Forty of the

(Adnkronos) – A Russian military aircraft, a Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber, crashed in an isolated region of the Far East during a training flight, causing the death of six crew members. Russian authorities announced this. “The plane crashed in an uninhabited area.

(Adnkronos) – The student who killed the 61-year-old teacher, Božena Mariaková, in a school in Staskov, northwestern Slovakia, has been arrested. He is 13 years old. This is reported by the Slovak newspaper ‘Sme’. There are also two other injured people: a

(Adnkronos) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the armed forces to protect the midterm elections from foreign interference. The Pentagon stated in a note that the US Cyber Command, the cyberwarfare unit, and other units will “deploy advanced intelligence and cyber

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government informed the Diet on Tuesday that an extraordinary session of the parliament will be convened Monday for a 69-day run. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara conveyed the schedule to the boards of the steering committees

(Adnkronos) – The price cap on fuels, introduced first by Eni and Socar (Ip/Esso) and then by Q8, is an important effort but cannot be a definitive solution. A new European energy strategy is needed. Gianni Murano, president of Unem, which represents

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s delegation to the upcoming Asian Para Games held a team-forming ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday. The Asian Para Games will run from Oct. 18 to 24 following the closing of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The average wage for workers at private-sector companies in Japan rose 1.9 pct from the previous year to a record 4.87 million yen in 2025, a survey by the National Tax Agency showed Tuesday. The average increased for