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Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The number of elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan who committed suicide in 2024 stood at 529, up by 16 from the preceding year and the highest since data became available in 1980, a government

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer price index rose 2.9 pct from a year earlier in September, as food prices remained elevated and government subsidies for electricity and city gas fees were smaller, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core

Washington, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Asian nations should deepen economic integration by expanding their regional trade agreements to spur growth, Thomas Helbling, deputy director of the International Monetary Fund’s Asia and Pacific Department, said. Helbling, speaking in a recent interview with Jiji Press,

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People and former ruling coalition member Komeito have agreed to jointly submit a bill to regulate political donations to the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet, the country’s parliament. According to

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is working to create a framework for policy coordination with its new coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), including regular talks between their senior officials, following the launch of the

(Adnkronos) – It could take between 20 and 30 years to clear the surface of Gaza of unexploded ordnance. This was indicated by the US-based NGO Humanity & Inclusion, describing the Palestinian enclave as a “horrible unmapped minefield”.  “If you consider a

(Adnkronos) – Russia has acquired Western technology through a secret supply network to protect its submarine fleet and build an underwater surveillance system in the Arctic Sea or Barents Sea where they operate, the Washington Post reports at the end of a

(Adnkronos) – New York’s outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, has officially announced that he will support former governor Andrew Cuomo in his electoral race for the November vote, hoping to slow the rise of Zohran Mamdani. The New York Times reported this. “I

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani was set to welcome 49 Palestinian scholarship students and researchers and 16 Palestinians with relatives in Italy when the group arrives at Rome’s Ciampino airport late on Thursday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  The

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa disclosed plans Thursday to tighten regulations on large-scale solar power plants to prevent environmental damage. In an interview with media organizations held after he assumed his current post on Tuesday, Akazawa pointed