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Johannesburg, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday asked her British counterpart, Keir Starmer, for cooperation to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific. Takaichi, who took office last month, also called on Starmer to work together to maintain and

Tokyo, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is trying to raise his profile, including by actively disseminating through social media and other means information on the military movements of countries around Japan and responses by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. With

Brussels, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of Japan, Canada and Europe issued a joint statement Saturday expressing their concerns over a U.S.-led draft new peace deal aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it proposes downsizing Ukrainian forces. “We are concerned by

Tokyo, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)–International Sign is used as the official language at the ongoing Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics as a tool for communication with deaf people from various countries, but it is not well known in Japan and there is a shortage

Brussels, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of Japan, Canada and the European Union issued a joint statement Saturday expressing their concerns over a U.S.-led new peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it proposes limiting the size of Ukrainian forces.

Johannesburg, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The group of 20 advanced and emerging economies adopted a leaders’ declaration at a meeting that started Saturday, but without the participation of U.S. President Donald Trump, who boycotted the two-day summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, through Sunday.

Marugame, Kagawa Pref., Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese transport minister Yasushi Kaneko on Saturday underlined the importance of reviving the country’s shipbuilding industry partly by enlarging shipyards. “Unless the site of each shipyard is expanded, the Japanese industry will be left behind China

Miyakojima, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi toured some of the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, marking his first visit to the southernmost Japan prefecture since taking office last month. At meetings with local leaders, Koizumi

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son, Prince Hisahito, visited the remote Tokyo island of Izu Oshima in the Pacific on Saturday partly to mourn victims of a natural disaster. After arriving in the island by ship, they

Vientiane, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, has finished her six-day official visit to Laos from Monday, strengthening her resolve to serve as a “bridge” between the two nations. During her first overseas trip for