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Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Artificial intelligence is gaining ground in weather forecasting. Weather forecasts have traditionally relied on numerical weather prediction, in which supercomputers process observational data and simulate atmospheric conditions on the basis of the laws of physics. In recent years,

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Personal data on 1,570 customers of Tokyo-based Prudential Life Insurance Co. has been leaked after a former sales employee improperly took records outside the company and later lost them. The former employee, who worked at the company’s Tama

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has condemned pro-Iran Houthi rebels in Yemen, which are stepping up its attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and other locations. In phone talks with Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah Al-Zouba on Monday, Motegi

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers has urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to express support for the International Criminal Court in her address during the general debate at the U.N. General Assembly session Sept. 22. The Nonpartisan Parliamentary

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, has called for corporate tax breaks for large firms that support partner small businesses’ activities to develop human resources. The nation’s biggest business lobby included the measure in its proposals to be

(Adnkronos) – Andrei Rublev’s Trinity icon, which had been transferred in 2023, by decree of Vladimir Putin, from Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiev Posad, has been moved from the church’s iconostasis, while remaining within

(Adnkronos) – “The alarm bells are ringing like never before, and the Trump administration is turning the other way. If they don’t take their responsibilities, we will. And if Trump doesn’t act, Congress must.” This is what the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck

(Adnkronos) – The father of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Roy Burnham, has died. Downing Street announced this, stating that the Prime Minister has canceled his engagements scheduled for today and tomorrow. Before taking over the leadership of the British government, the

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai as parliamentary affairs chief of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party in an upcoming reshuffle of the party’s leadership team, it has been learned.

Shizuoka, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, said Monday that it will charge off-season Mount Fuji climbers for rescues using its helicopters, aiming to implement this measure in September 2027. The measure has been requested by mayors of local municipalities