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(Adnkronos) – Itay has “strongly condemned” a Russian drone involved in an attack on Ukraine which hit an appartment block overight in Nato member Romania, in the eastern city of Galati, sparking a fire and injuring two people amid growing concern over

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bid farewell to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Marcos and his wife, who visited Japan as state guests for four days

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks climbed in trading in Tokyo Friday on hopes for an extension of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, driving the benchmark Nikkei 225 average to a new closing high above 66,000. The Nikkei ended at 66,329.50, up 1,636.38 points,

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Vote-value disparities between single-seat constituencies for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, reach up to 2.274 times, according to an estimate made based on preliminary results of the 2025 national census released by the internal

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Only about 30 pct of Japanese companies have taken substantive measures to ensure economic security, such as diversifying procurement sources and strengthening cybersecurity, with less profitable firms tending not to take action, a government report showed Friday. According

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks climbed in trading in Tokyo Friday on hopes for an extension of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, driving the benchmark Nikkei 225 average to a new closing high above 66,000. The Nikkei ended at 66,329.50, up 1,636.38 points,

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry said Friday that four Self-Defense Force members will take part in NATO’s mission to provide security aid and training to Ukraine. In the Germany-based Ukraine mission, the members will participate in noncombat activities such as

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, or Japan’s parliament, on Friday enacted health insurance system reform bills that call for, among others, raising patients’ out-of-pocket expenses for prescribed drugs with ingredients and effects similar to those of over-the-counter drugs. Starting next March,

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Major food makers in Japan plan to raise prices for 1,078 items in June, with the number topping the threshold of 1,000 for the first time in two months, a survey by Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday. The

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government expressed concern about the impact of a sharp increase in private-sector rice imports on domestic rice production in an annual white paper adopted Friday. The fiscal 2025 white paper on food, agriculture and rural areas