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Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo and Beijing are working to arrange the first meeting between new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for Friday, on the fringe of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit starting the same day

(Adnkronos) – The World Health Organization has called for a “ceasefire” in Sudan following reports of over 460 people killed in a hospital in El-Fasher.  The WHO “is appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of over 460 patients

(Adnkronos) – At least 132 people have died in the police operation conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to sources from the Ombudsman’s office cited by Afp. “According to the latest data in our possession, the death toll is 132.”  Rio

(Adnkronos) – The death toll in Haiti has risen to 20 following the floods caused by Hurricane Melissa. Local authorities reported this.  Among the victims are 10 children and 10 people are missing, the country’s Director General of Civil Protection, Emmanuel Pierre,

Nara, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese lawmaker Kei Sato, who was at the scene of the shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara in 2022, appeared in the trial of the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, as a

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and Komeito agreed Wednesday to launch a program in fiscal 2026 to effectively make high school education free. The agreement was reached at a meeting of

Nagoya, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, said Wednesday that the total construction costs for its planned superfast magnetically levitated Shinkansen train line is expected to swell further to 11 trillion yen, almost double the initially projected level

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. presented Wednesday the world premiere of the prototype of the “Honda 0 alpha,” a next-generation electric SUV, at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center the day before the official kickoff of the Japan Mobility Show.

Sapporo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court decided Wednesday to hold on Nov. 12 the first hearing of the criminal trial for tour boat operator president Seiichi Katsurada, 62, who has been charged with professional negligence resulting in deaths over the fatal

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Mazda Motor Corp. unveiled a concept model equipped with its proprietary carbon dioxide capture system at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center on Wednesday, the day before the official start of the Japan Mobility Show. Powered by a