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(Adnkronos) – A controversial auction of Nazi propaganda items, concentration camp documents, and other Holocaust-related objects has been canceled in Germany. Local authorities announced this: the disputed lots disappeared from the online preview of the Neuss auction house in western Germany after

Nanjo, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The city assembly of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, adopted a no-confidence motion against Mayor Keishun Koja for the second time on Monday over his alleged sexual harassment. Following the adoption of the motion at an

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Indonesia at a so-called two-plus-two meeting in Tokyo on Monday agreed to strengthen their security cooperation, mainly through transfers of defense equipment. The foreign and defense ministers of the two countries also confirmed that they will

Beijing, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–A bilateral meeting between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has not been arranged on the sidelines of the two-day Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Saturday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Beijing, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–At least two Japanese movie releases have been postponed in China amid tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency, according to Chinese media reports on Monday. The two movies–“Crayon Shin-chan the Movie:

Fukui, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Kansai Electric Power Co. said Monday that it has received 32 assemblies of plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel produced in France. A cargo ship carrying MOX fuel arrived at a port at the company’s Takahama nuclear power

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani and defence minister Guido Crosetto were set to take part in ‘2+2’ consultations on Monday with their UK counterparts Yvette Cooper and John Healey, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  The consultations, which include

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Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Executives of the Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery, and Manufacturing Workers, or JAM, plan to demand a pay scale hike of 17,000 yen or more a month in next year’s “shunto” labor-management negotiations, Jiji Press learned Monday. The

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Monday to hold a parliamentary debate among party leaders on Nov. 26, which will be the first since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took