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Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday denied claims that the national anthem performance by a Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant at a Liberal Democratic Party convention constituted a political act. At the ruling LDP’s annual convention held Sunday,

Nara, April 14 (Jiji Press)–Stains have been found on the “Bussokuseki” stone imprint said to be of Buddha’s feet, a Japanese national treasure at Yakushiji Temple, a World Heritage site in Nara, a city in western Japan, Nara prefectural police said Tuesday.

(Adnkronos) – Italy reaffirms its support and vows to bolster humanitarian aid for “brother country” Lebanon and to work for dialogue with Israel, which it accuses of “unacceptable” attacks against civilians, foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated after a visit to Beirut on

Kyoto, April 14 (Jiji Press)–The body found in the mountains of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Monday has been identified through DNA analysis as that of an 11-year-old missing boy, investigative sources told Jiji Press on Tuesday. Yuki Adachi, a student

Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)–Seven Bank aims to introduce its next-generation automated teller machine around 2029, ahead of the initially planned 2030, its president, Masaaki Matsuhashi, said in a recent interview. “We have to change our mindset to shorten our development cycle

Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government survey in 2025 showed Tuesday that 4.5 pct of respondents in the country often or constantly feel lonely, up 0.2 percentage point from the previous year. The share of people who often or constantly feel

Naha, Okinawa Pref., April 14 (Jiji Press)–Four China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Tuesday. This was the first intrusion by Chinese government ships of Japanese

Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, at a House of Representatives plenary meeting Tuesday kicked off deliberations on a bill to establish a disaster management agency. The agency, which is set to serve as the government’s command center for disaster

Nara, April 14 (Jiji Press)–Traces of something like a liquid have been found on the “Bussokuseki” stone imprint of Buddha’s feet, a Japanese national treasure at Yakushiji Temple, a World Heritage site in Nara, a city in western Japan, Nara prefectural police

Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained nearly 1,400 points on Tuesday, reflecting improved investor sentiment amid hopes for continued peace talks between the United States and Iran. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo