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Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese sprinter Maki Yamada won the men’s 400-meter race at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics on Wednesday, earning Japan its first gold medal at the ongoing event. Yamada finished the race in 47.61 seconds, rewriting his own deaf Japan

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government “cares deeply” about Venice-born aid worker Alberto Trentini – who has been imprisoned in Venezuela for over a year without charge – and it is “working tirelessly” to free him, foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Wednesday.  “We

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered U.S. information technology company Cloudflare Inc. to pay about 500 million yen in damages for assisting copyrights violations by pirated manga websites. In the lawsuit, major Japanese publishers Kadokawa Corp., Kodansha Ltd.,

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan will conduct a strong crackdown on “tokuryu” anonymous and transient criminal groups, new National Public Safety Commission Chairman Jiro Akama said Tuesday. During an interview with news organizations, Akama stressed that it is “important to understand their

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–China will suspend imports of Japanese fishery products again, in the wake of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks about a possible Taiwan contingency, informed sources said Wednesday. China recently resumed imports of some fishery products from

(Adnkronos) – Romania scrambled its fighter jets in the early hours of today following a drone incursion on its territory. The Ministry of Defense in Bucharest announced this. “A drone intermittently reappeared on radar for about 12 minutes” following Russian air raids

(Adnkronos) – U.S. President Donald Trump has approved additional pressure measures on Venezuela, also in view of the possibility of a broader military campaign. This was revealed by the New York Times, which cites several people informed on the matter: according to

(Adnkronos) – In the early hours of today, the entire Ukrainian territory was under air alert: authorities in several cities in the western part of the country also urged their citizens to exercise extreme caution. “The enemy is attacking western Ukraine with

(Adnkronos) – The American Senate last night unanimously approved the bill that obliges authorities to make public the documents in their possession regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case, a few hours after its adoption by the House of Representatives.  Senators used a particular

(Adnkronos) – China will suspend imports of Japanese seafood. Japanese media, citing government sources, are reporting the new episode in the diplomatic dispute between the two countries.   China – specifies broadcaster Nhk – states that this measure is necessary to monitor