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Milan, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Momoka Muraoka won the silver medal in the women’s alpine skiing super-G sitting event at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics on Monday, bringing Japan its first medal of the ongoing games. Despite failing to win back-to-back gold medals in the

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–A long-range missile system will be deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Kengun in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on March 31, the Kyushu Defense Bureau said Monday. The upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship guided missile system, a

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito both plan to field their own candidates in the unified local elections in spring 2027, party sources said Monday. The plans to fight the simultaneous gubernatorial, mayoral and regional

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her government will promptly implement measures to address the soaring crude oil market amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. “Since early last week, we’ve been considering measures that

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government needs to show the safety of soil from decontamination work after the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture, postdisaster reconstruction minister Takao Makino has said. The government will promote the reuse of the soil with

(Adnkronos) – Qatari authorities have arrested 313 people for sharing footage and “misleading information” about Iran’s attacks. The Ministry of Interior in Doha stated in a note that the arrested individuals “filmed and disseminated videos and published misleading information that could have

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has reduced output of ethylene, a material for plastics and other industrial products, to avoid a production halt due to possible supply shortages of raw materials from the Middle East, company officials said on Monday.

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 2.5 points from the previous month in January, up for the first time in three months, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The coincident index, which reflects current economic conditions, stood

Fukushima, March 9 (Jiji Press)–With Wednesday marking 15 years since a major earthquake and tsunami as well as the ensuing severe nuclear accident devastated Fukushima Prefecture, the 21 industrial parks built in coastal municipalities in the northeastern Japan prefecture to revitalize the

(Adnkronos) – At least 32 civilians, including children, were injured in an attack carried out with an Iranian drone against Sitra island, in Bahrain, overnight. The Ministry of Health in Manama announced that all the injured are Bahraini citizens and among them