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Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday emphasized the importance of privacy protection during parliamentary discussions on a government bill to set up a national intelligence council aimed at enhancing the country’s intelligence capabilities. On medium- to long-term

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that its net profit in the current business year is expected to fall for the third consecutive year amid the harsh business environment due to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. For

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday denied a magazine report that her team had created and spread videos defaming her rivals in recent elections for her ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the House of Representatives, the lower

Akita, May 8 (Jiji Press)–A town assembly in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, passed a no-confidence motion on Friday against its mayor, who has been unconscious for months following a brain hemorrhage. The passage means that the 72-year-old mayor of Hachirogata, Kikuo Hatakeyama,

Brussels, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to set up a task force to discuss issues such as stable crude oil supplies amid tensions in the Middle East. The agreement was reached at an online meeting between Japanese Minister

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in March rose 1.0 pct from a year earlier, up for the third consecutive month, government data showed Friday. The increase was partly attributed to slower inflation due to the impact of government

Berlin, May 7 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese restorer is playing a major part in a project at a state museum in the historic German city of Dresden to shine a spotlight again on ukiyo-e traditional woodblock print and other long-buried Japanese artworks. The

Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 8 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Thursday. It was the first intrusion by Chinese official ships into Japanese waters off the

Brussels, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to set up a task force to discuss issues such as stable crude oil supplies amid tensions in the Middle East. The agreement was reached at an online meeting between Japanese Minister

(Adnkronos) – Two attacks in central Mali claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have caused the death of over 30 people. Local, security, and administration sources reported this to Afp. “At least 35 people were killed yesterday in almost simultaneous attacks” in Korikori and