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(Adnkronos) – The Israeli army has announced that it has extended the closure of educational institutions and workplaces until 8 PM local time on Wednesday, as the joint US-Israel attack against Iran enters its third day.  “Following a new assessment in the

(Adnkronos) – Scottish police have cordoned off a district in Edinburgh after receiving reports concerning the presence of a “man with a bladed weapon”: emergency teams have been deployed to the Calder area of the Scottish capital. The incident is not yet

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling bloc on Monday proposed holding a question-and-answer session at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on March 13 to wrap up the chamber’s discussions on the government’s draft fiscal 2026 budget. The coalition of the ruling

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that it has evacuated five Japanese nationals from Israel to Jordan following the latest U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. According to Japan’s Foreign Ministry, about 1,000 Japanese nationals are in Israel. Of them, five

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is expected to continue raising its policy rate even if the country’s inflation rate temporarily falls below the central bank’s 2 pct target, BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino suggested Monday. The country’s underlying inflation,

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese companies are taking steps in response to the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. Club Tourism International Inc., a subsidiary of KNT-CT Holdings Co., has canceled all tours that were scheduled to leave Japan between Saturday and Monday

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday urged Iran to seek “a diplomatic solution, including through negotiations,” following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks. She stopped short of expressing her views, however, on the U.S.

Nagoya, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. and others said Monday that they will raise their tender offer price for Toyota Industries Corp., the original company of the Toyota group, to 20,600 yen per share from 18,800 yen. The total acquisition cost

Otsu, Shiga Pref., March 2 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Monday gave an indefinite prison term to a 36-year-old man, in line with public prosecutors’ demand, for murdering a volunteer probation officer in charge of him in Otsu in the western prefecture

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Naoe Yakiya, director of UN Women’s Japan office, has underlined the importance of ensuring greater diversity among media and advertising professionals to break down gender stereotypes. “Advertising has the power to change social norms,” Yakiya, 52, said in