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Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese upstart political party Sanseito submitted a bill to the House of Councillors on Monday proposing revisions to the Penal Code to punish individuals who damage the national flag. “Some people blocked our stump speeches by holding Japanese

(Adnkronos) – Italy should exploit its expertise in the space sector and put it at the heart of domestic and European policy, harnessing its potential to boost the competitiveness of industry and agriculture and its applications for security, the fight against climate

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–In 2023, the Nikkei 225 stock average initially traded below 30,000, but it later began to rise above that level thanks to the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s market reform initiative. The Nikkei was further boosted by the generative artificial

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito held a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in about six and a half years at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday evening. The U.S. president arrived at the Imperial

Tottori, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday called for the swift restoration of a deleted section of a parliamentary record of a 1940 anti-military speech criticizing Japan’s war with China. “It would be meaningful to do so

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed above 50,000 for the first time ever on Monday, amid hopes for new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policies. The Nikkei index finished at 50,512.32, up 1,212.67 points, or 2.45 pct,

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Sakuya Fujiwara, the first Bank of Japan deputy governor from the private sector, died of hepatocellular carcinoma at his home in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 17. He was 88. After graduating from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Osaka, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–A ceremony to mark the disbanding of a police squad assigned to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka was held at the Osaka prefectural police headquarters Monday. Tsuyoshi Iwashita, head

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday evening for his first visit to the Asian country in six years. During his three-day visit, Trump will hold his first in-person meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese gaming industry is working to improve video game accessibility by developing equipment and systems that allow people with disabilities affecting their hands to play by using other parts of their body, such as their cheeks, feet