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Kumamoto, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–A sightseeing helicopter with three people on board for flight over Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, went missing Tuesday. Around 11:50 a.m., police received a report from an agency for Takumi Enterprise, the operator of the

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan failed in the launch of an H3 rocket last month due to damage to a section mounting a satellite and to fuel tubing, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Tuesday. After liftoff, the No. 8

(Adnkronos) – “Huge scope” exists to strengthen Italy’s business ties with Saudi Arabia’s largest Eastern Province – a major platform for most of the kingdom’s oil output and exports – the embassy wrote Tuesday on X.  “During his visit to #Dammam, Ambassador

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government revised its ministerial code Tuesday, urging cabinet ministers, state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers to refrain from holding political fundraising events while in office. The revision was approved at a cabinet meeting days before the

Fukuoka, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court dismissed Tuesday a petition seeking to halt the operations of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Genkai nuclear power station in southwestern Japan. Fukuoka High Court dismissed the request

(Adnkronos) – Israeli bulldozers have begun demolition work on the headquarters of Unrwa, the United Nations agency responsible for assisting Palestinian refugees, in East Jerusalem. This was reported by AFP. “The complex does not enjoy any immunity and its seizure by the

(Adnkronos) – U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne after Elysée chief Emmanuel Macron refused to join the ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza. “I will apply 200% tariffs on his wines and champagne. And

(Adnkronos) – “Ups and downs”. This is China’s assessment of relations with Washington in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term. This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, specifying that relations remain overall stable.   “In the past

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The political platform and basic policies of a new party formed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, which had been a ruling coalition member for decades, appear to reflect compromises between the two

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Tuesday that it will lead efforts to ensure that the momentum for wage increases takes even deeper root in Japan. In its guidelines for member companies regarding this year’s “shunto” spring