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Milan, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Olympic Committee has been leading efforts to protect athletes and staff from social media abuse, as attention on individual sports and athletes tends to rapidly surge during the Olympics and Paralympics. During the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter

(Adnkronos) – In a post on X to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week from 1-7 February, Italy underlined the key role played by interreligious and intercultural dialogue in furthering global peace.   “The foreign ministry and the diplomatic-consular network celebrate World Interfaith

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–U.S. investment fund Bain Capital said Monday that it will acquire FineToday Holdings Co., known for selling the Tsubaki hair care brand, formerly owned by major Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. The actual price of the acquisition from

(Adnkronos) – Former minister and former British ambassador Peter Mandelson has left the Labour Party to avoid “causing further embarrassment” due to his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson’s name appears among the millions of documents released on Friday related

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Daihatsu Motor Co. released on Monday its first mass-produced commercial battery electric minivehicles, the e-Hijet Cargo and the e-Atrai. Daihatsu aims to catch up with industry rivals Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., which currently lead

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani travelled to Sicily on Monday to support businesses hit by the devastation wrought on the island and in Sardinia and Calabria last month by Cyclone Harry and an earlier series of storms. Officials estimate the damage

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Heavy snow in Japan since Jan. 20 has left a total of 27 people dead in eight of the country’s 47 prefectures and 290 others injured in 12 prefectures, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Monday. By

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Kazuhiko Hasegawa, a Japanese film director known for his 1979 work “Taiyo wo Nusunda Otoko” (“The Man Who Stole the Sun”), died of multiple organ failure resulting from aspiration pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Saturday. He was

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan has successfully retrieved rare earth-rich sediment from the deep seabed, marking a step toward a potential domestic supply of rare earths, it was learned Monday. In a test project that began on Jan. 12, the deep-sea drilling