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Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin, have affirmed close cooperation to boost regional deterrence under the Japan-France Defense Roadmap signed in April. At their meeting in Paris on Wednesday, the two ministers reaffirmed

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling bloc is increasingly alarmed by declines in the approval ratings for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet in recent media opinion polls. The drops in support are widely viewed as being due to the controversial revision of

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to grant the People’s Honor Award to Miho Takagi, an Olympic medalist in speedskating, informed sources said Wednesday. An award ceremony will be held at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo as early as

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has condemned the new crackdown by the Nicaraguan government against civil liberties, after President Daniel Ortega announced his intention to no longer call elections to prevent the opposition from winning. 

(Adnkronos) – The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, today announced a maximum cap of two pounds (about 2.34 euros) for bus tickets across the United Kingdom, a measure aimed at alleviating the rising cost of living in the

(Adnkronos) – Shorts ‘greenlighted’ in the office, instead of jacket and tie, to better cope with the scorching heat. Thus, Tokyo has offered men the opportunity to go to work wearing more informal attire, consisting of t-shirts, shorts, and sneakers. The ‘Tokyo

Manila, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday reaffirmed their policy of continuing cooperation to support Palestine. The policy was agreed at the fifth ministerial meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian

Manila, July 22 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and China. “We see it with concern,” Rubio told reporters after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila on

Manila, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed a desire to strengthen cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a meeting with his counterparts from ASEAN countries in Manila on Wednesday. Motegi said ASEAN is “at the core”

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is planning to increase the number of employees at the Immigration Services Agency by about 200 starting next fiscal year, informed sources said Wednesday. The personnel increase is aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal residents