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Hiroshima, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)–A flame-lighting event for the torch relay for the upcoming Asian Games took place in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Thursday. Participants at the event held in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park included Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui

Washington, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, which is based in the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, has arrived in the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command revealed Thursday. The flattop will replace

Tokyo, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)–Most local members of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are cautious about a proposed integration of the party and two other opposition parties, the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito, ahead of a series of local elections

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, on Thursday that it is important to ensure free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz without additional costs. In a meeting

Kanuma, Tochigi Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Four male workers in their 50s and 60s died on Thursday after being hit by a limited express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. The accident happened around 10:45 a.m. at Shin-Kanuma Station

(Adnkronos) – Six people were injured in violent attacks carried out by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, in the West Bank. ‘Haaretz’ reports, citing the Palestinian Red Crescent. According to the Palestinian news agency ‘Wafa’, the settlers

(Adnkronos) – Russian paramilitaries from the Africa Corps, who support Mali in the fight against insurgents, reportedly killed nine civilians, including four children, during an operation in July. This was reported by the international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW), which states that

New Delhi, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, on Thursday confirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in maritime security and on defense equipment, with the aim of stabilizing the Indo-Pacific region. In their

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to submit a fiscal 2027 budget request totaling 7,726.8 billion yen, it was learned Thursday. Of the total, 4,525 billion yen will be requested under a new budget quota with

(Adnkronos) – A drone attack hit a residential area in Mekelle, capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Amanuel Assefa, vice-president of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which governs the northern region, told AFP. “Today there was a drone attack in the city. It