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Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck northern areas of Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Saturday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake with an

Melbourne, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles at a meeting in Melbourne on Saturday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation to ensure security in East Asia. The two ministers confirmed their countries’ cooperation apparently to

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan faces a dilemma of choosing between reining in inflation and propping up the economy as it considers whether to raise the policy interest rate at its next policy-setting meeting April 27-28. The Japanese central

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, remain apart over a revision of pacifist Article 9 of the Constitution. On Friday, the two parties kicked off discussions on Article 9, which is

Washington, April 17 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major industrialized countries on Friday discussed plans to increase financial aid to resource-rich nations through the World Bank and other entities as part of efforts to build supply chains for rare

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police on Friday arrested the president of Linux Japan, an information technology service provider in the Japanese capital, on suspicion of abandoning a body. The suspect, Katsuya Mizuguchi, 49, has denied the allegations against him, saying, “I

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police on Friday arrested the president of Linux Japan, an information technology service provider in the Japanese capital, on suspicion of abandoning a body. The suspect, Katsuya Mizuguchi, 49, has denied the allegations against him, saying, “I

(Adnkronos) – Export credit agency Sace and Chinese partners finalised three agreements worth a total 360 million euros including two strategic ones to bolster exports in the industrial and wood-furniture sectors, the foreign minister said in a statement.  The deals were signed

Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan and eight other economies agreed Friday to decrease this year’s catch quota for saury in the northern Pacific by 5 pct year-on-year. The agreement was reached at a meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission, held in

(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly announced from Paris the start of preparations for an international mission aimed at ensuring the security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing the need for a “lasting