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Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday it has started a survey of some 370 domestic media companies that operate news websites in order to gather information on the unauthorized use of articles by search services utilizing generative artificial

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan decided Wednesday to oppose a government-backed bill to revise the Imperial House Law that is aimed at maintaining a sufficient number of Imperial Family members. The CDP criticizes a provision

Ankara, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Defense chiefs from Japan, Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday affirmed the importance of the three nations’ cooperation for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region. At their meeting held in Turkey on the sidelines of a NATO summit,

(Adnkronos) – Italy “is taking the necessary steps” to protect national security after the arrests this week of two former members of the country’s intelligence services for allegedly passing classified information to a Russian agent, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told Nato colleagues

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Terra Drone Corp. plans to set up a system enabling domestic production of up to tens of thousands of interceptor drones a year, the company’s head, Toru Tokushige, has said in an recent interview. As well as

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill to revise the Imperial House Law as early as Friday after opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to return to parliamentary debates in the Lower House following concessions by

Ankara, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, affirmed bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including security, during their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. Motegi told Wadephul that Japan is eager to

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill designed to stabilize rice supply and demand. The bill to revise the staple food law was approved at a plenary session of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that its consolidated net profit in 2025 fell 36.7 pct from the previous year to 121.5 billion yen, hit by reduced shipments caused by a system failure last September. The Japanese beverage

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a bill to provide relief to surviving civilian victims of the Pacific War to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, or parliament, on Wednesday. Jointly submitted by seven opposition parties,