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Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. and smartphone payment firm PayPay Corp. are considering integrating their customer identification data, it was learned Thursday. Seven & i’s 7iD system is expected to be integrated into the PayPay

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her visiting Solomon Islands counterpart, Matthew Wale, confirmed Thursday that the two countries will strengthen their ties based on Tokyo’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision, which the Japanese leader has pledged to

Kochi, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Police in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, have arrested former professional tennis player Rika Hiraki, who won the mixed doubles title at the 1997 French Open, for her alleged involvement in a social media-based fraud case, it was learned

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government will unveil “a plan and a proposal” to allocate “13-14 billion euros” to “energy-related” measures, using the greater fiscal flexibility granted last month to European Union countries by the bloc’s executive, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday. 

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–The mercury rose to as high as 41.1 degrees Celsius in Tenryu Ward in the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday, hitting the highest level in the country this year, according to the Japan Meteorological

(Adnkronos) – This morning, Albanian Police used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators trying to approach the Parliament in Tirana to protest against a tourism project linked to the Trump family and to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. 

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have sent to public prosecutors papers on Japanese soccer star Kaoru Mitoma for his suspected negligent driving resulting in injury, investigative sources said Thursday. Mitoma, 29, has admitted the allegations, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Manila, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the Philippines celebrated the 70th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Thursday, as the two countries strengthen their national security and economic cooperation. The Philippine Embassy wrote on X, “Philippines-Japan Friendship Day reminds

Seoul, July 23 (Jiji Press)–A UNESCO panel on Thursday urged Japan to enhance exhibits at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the central Japan prefecture of Niigata, to provide a comprehensive view of the mining history. The

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–An exchange program for young people in Japan and Russia is expected to resume in August after a seven-year break, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Thursday. Some 15 students from Japanese universities and graduate schools will be