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Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura on Thursday declined to comment on a brief surge of the yen against the dollar in the day. “I’m not going to say anything,” Mimura told reporters. “I’ll make

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japan International Cooperation Agency held a memorial ceremony in Dhaka on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary on Wednesday of the 2016 terrorist attack in the Bangladeshi capital, in which 20 hostages were killed, including seven

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at their meeting in New Delhi on Thursday agreed to deepen the two countries’ strategic cooperation. A joint document adopted at the bilateral summit calls for

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The baby hatch at San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo has accepted 20 newborns during its first year of operation, it was learned Thursday. Seven of the babies were born under confidentiality, with only a few hospital workers knowing their

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The Group of Seven major powers will discuss standards on artificial intelligence security and defense, Japanese financial services minister Satsuki Katayama has told Jiji Press. Speaking in a recent interview, Katayama said that financial institutions “need to decide

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Summer bonuses at major Japanese companies this year topped 1 million yen for the first time since comparable data became available in 1981, a survey by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Thursday. The weighted average amount

(Adnkronos) – Thirteen people have died and over thirty have been injured in Moscow’s night attack on Kyiv. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service reported this, adding that rescue operations are underway in several areas, including a partially collapsed multi-story residential building. During

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from drowning in France has risen to “more than 90” since June 19, in connection with the heatwave that has hit France. This was stated on Rmc by the Minister of Sport and Youth Marina Ferrari, who

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev has no plans to attend a peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Aug. 6 commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, the Russian Embassy in Tokyo said Thursday. The

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Sony Interactive Entertainment said Thursday that it will stop producing disc editions of new PlayStation games in January 2028, making all new titles available only in downloadable versions. The company will draw the curtain on the PlayStation game