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(Adnkronos) – Italy denied permission to “some United States bombers” to land at Sigonella airbase in eastern Sicily before flying to the Middle East because the US did not seek authorisation and Italy’s military chiefs were not consulted as required under a

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s private-sector rice inventories totaled 3 million tons at the end of February, up 1.5 times from a year earlier, the agriculture ministry said in a survey report Tuesday. Rice sales have remained sluggish, partly due to high

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto agreed Tuesday to cooperate closely in the field of energy security amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the conflict between the U.S.-Israeli side and Iran.

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–A nonprofit organization in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka has launched a crowdfunding campaign to continue its “doctor jet” service, which transports critically ill patients to medical facilities by air. Japan Critical Care Jet Network (JCCN), based

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press survey has found a gap in social media operators’ transparency on measures to deal with defamation and problems linked to generative artificial intelligence. The survey, conducted through email by mid-March, preceded the first anniversary of

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Materials Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday with ReElement Technologies Corp. to collaborate on recycling rare earths and rare metals as part of efforts by the Japanese and U.S. governments to ensure a stable supply

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(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government hopes that United States mediation can end Russia’s more-than-four-year-old occupation of Ukraine and attain a “just peace” between the two countries, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday during a visit to the war-ravaged former Soviet republic.  “It is

Narita, Chiba Pref., March 31 (Jiji Press)–The opening of the third runway at Japan’s Narita International Airport is expected to be delayed beyond the originally scheduled date of March 2029, informed sources said Tuesday. The new 3,500-meter Runway C is currently under

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Tuesday adopted a policy to secure temporary shelters to be used in the event of missile attacks and other emergencies for all residents at the municipal level by 2030. Such shelters,