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Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Improper management of confidential documents related to antiterrorism measures has been found at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Thursday. No information from the documents has

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani is taking part in a European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels centred on Ukraine, especially financial support, helping the war-ravaged country meet its energy needs, and on the latest package of EU sanctions

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 special wards in October topped 150 million yen due to strong sales of high-priced properties, a think tank said Thursday. The average

(Adnkronos) – The U.S. State Department has formally approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles and Excalibur artillery shells to India, valued at 92.8 billion dollars. This was announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (Dsca), which notified the U.S. Congress, marking

(Adnkronos) – China has notified South Korea of the “temporary postponement” of the trilateral meeting between the Culture ministers of Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo, scheduled for next Monday in Macau, amidst diplomatic tensions between the Asian giant and Japan, triggered by the

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday began full-scale talks on revising the tax system for fiscal 2026, including how much to raise the country’s minimum taxable income level. “From the tax side, we must fully support efforts

Oita, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–A large-scale fire that broke out in the Saganoseki district of the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Tuesday has been brought under control, excluding on a nearby uninhabited island, the local fire department said Thursday. “We’ll continue

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. plans to help local governments cull wild bears under an emergency system introduced recently following rises in deaths and injuries from bear attacks in the country, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The company

Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Pref., Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–The famed oyster industry in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, has been hit by a catastrophic blow from mass deaths at farms. Oyster farms in central Hiroshima have reported that 80-90 pct of their oysters had died,