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(Adnkronos) – Four Venezuelan police officers have been arrested for looting in the area affected by the double earthquake that devastated the country. This was announced by the Ministry of Justice on social media, after videos of officers caught in the act

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Police in Japan arrested nine individuals Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone, western Africa, as a base. It is unusual for Japanese police to crack down on a Sierra Leone-based special

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan have agreed to cooperate to prevent unreasonable eel trade restrictions, Japan’s Fisheries Agency said Wednesday. The agreement comes after a proposal to strengthen international eel trade restrictions was submitted by the European

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, in Tokyo on Wednesday, reaffirming Japan’s continued support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. “Japan will continue to support Ukraine’s permanent peace in cooperation with the international

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Wednesday that its Mobile Suica app system suffered a temporary glitch the same day that made it difficult for users to charge their smartphone-based smart cards. The glitch occurred around

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties are criticizing that the government’s bill to revise the Imperial House Law deviates from the Diet’s consensus reached in talks between ruling and opposition parties. On Tuesday, the government adopted the bill at a cabinet

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–New automobile sales in Japan from January to June rose 1.8 pct from a year before to 2,387,189 units, mainly driven by the launches of revamped models, industry data showed on Wednesday. Toyota Motor Corp., Daihatsu Motor Co.

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Inbound tourism continued making contributions to rises in roadside land prices in Japan this year, according to National Tax Agency data released Wednesday. Prices of land facing roads in the country as of Jan. 1 rose 2.9 pct

New Delhi, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in a contribution published in The Times of India on Wednesday, said that Japan and India are “strategically aligned” partners. “The relationship between Japan and India is now a strategically aligned trusted

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–The number of hibakusha survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had fallen to 91,105 as of the end of March this year, Japan’s welfare ministry said Wednesday. The number of hibakusha with victim