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Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–With Tuesday marking one year since U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term, Japan faces a challenge of consolidating its relationship with the United States amid concerns over Trump’s diplomatic approach. Before the inauguration of his first

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan quarterly survey for December 2025 showed Monday that consumer sentiment in the country rose for two quarters in a row while views on living conditions deteriorated for the first time in two quarters. The

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new political party launched by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, a former ruling party, said in its basic policies released Monday that it is constitutional for Japan to

(Adnkronos) – More than 160 faithful were kidnapped during an attack launched on Sunday by armed groups against two Christian churches in Kurmin Wali, an isolated village in the Kajuru district, in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, in the north of the country, AFP

(Adnkronos) – Afghan police have confirmed that seven people were killed in an explosion in Kabul, which targeted a Chinese restaurant. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran specified that among the victims were one Chinese national and six Afghans, while “several other people were

Niigata, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it has decided to put off the restart scheduled for Tuesday of the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The postponement comes

(Adnkronos) – It is ”an unprecedented catastrophe” that of the train accident in Andalusia in which at least 39 people lost their lives. The president of Andalusia, Juanma Moreno, declared this, explaining that work is underway to identify the victims and that

(Adnkronos) – A surfer was seriously injured in a shark attack, the third in just two days in Sydney Bay. The 20-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after sustaining serious leg injuries, Australian city police said. “The man was pulled from

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared three days of national mourning, starting from midnight today, for the train accident in Andalusia that cost the lives of at least 39 people. Sanchez himself announced this during a visit to Adamuz,

(Adnkronos) – 20 injured people have been received so far at Emergency’s Surgical Centre for War Victims in Kabul following an explosion today in the Shahr-e-Naw area, a central zone near the hospital. The toll is still evolving, according to a note