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Stockholm, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–A projection mapping show celebrating past Nobel Peace Prize winners, including Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo, is being presented at Stockholm City Hall, where a banquet will be held following the Nobel Prize award ceremony on Wednesday. The roughly eight-minute

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–In the final stages of World War II, as Japan braced for desperate fighting on its main islands and prepared to mobilize civilians for combat, the former Imperial Japanese Army’s Noborito Laboratory manufactured weapons for guerrilla warfare. A

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Disinformation regarding a powerful earthquake that mainly hit Aomori Prefecture and other parts of Japan’s Tohoku northeastern region Monday night is being spread on X and other social media platforms, including a claim that the temblor was created

Suita, Osaka Pref., Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese researcher Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has voiced hope to develop effective cancer immunotherapy using regulatory T cells he discovered. In an interview with

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from a fire that broke out in a seven-story building in the Indonesian capital Jakarta is worsening. The latest news confirmed by the police and reported by Kompas Tv speaks of 22 dead, including 15 women. It

(Adnkronos) – At least seven people have died in Russia when a military transport plane crashed in the Ivanovo region, about 200 kilometers northeast of Moscow. Local authorities confirmed this. The causes of the incident are currently unclear. According to what was

(Adnkronos) – Initially postponed, the press conference scheduled for today in Oslo with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has finally been cancelled. A spokesperson for the Nobel Institute confirmed this to Agence France-Presse. “Maria Corina

(Adnkronos) – A federal judge in New York today granted the Department of Justice’s request to publish grand jury documents related to the case of Ghislaine Maxwell, the pedophile financier’s former partner sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in

Beijing, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese media outlet on Tuesday released what it claims is audio data showing the country’s navy notifying Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force in advance of training of aircraft deployed on the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning. The prior notice

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–A massive earthquake that mainly hit Aomori Prefecture and other parts of Japan’s Tohoku northeastern region Monday night has caused impacts on local economic activities, such as delays in parcel delivery services and temporary closures of convenience stores.