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Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Cashless payment services for children are increasingly available in Japan, allowing parents to check their children’s balances and spending history through an app to prevent excessive spending. They are also attracting attention as a financial education tool that

Osaka, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Aiko on Thursday attended the opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka, western Japan. Wearing pearl earrings herself, Princess

Seoul, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched around 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from an area near Pyongyang on Thursday, the South Korean military said. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters during his visit to India that

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her British counterpart, Andy Burnham, agreed Thursday that their countries will continue to deepen their security cooperation, including a joint fighter jet project also involving Italy. During a 30-minute phone call, their

(Adnkronos) – Clashes between settlers and Israeli security forces during the evacuation of an illegal outpost in Area B of the West Bank, which is under Palestinian civil control. According to the Times of Israel, the outpost had been set up near

(Adnkronos) – Tokyo accused Pyongyang of launching a possible ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. This was reported by the Japanese Prime Minister’s office in a note shared on ‘X’, issuing an ”emergency alert”. The Japanese Ministry of Defense also spoke

(Adnkronos) – Kyiv, Aug 20. (Adnkronos)  Kyiv – Ukrainian authorities announced that “Russian shelling killed six people and injured dozens in the capital and surrounding region overnight.”  “The attack, which damaged residential buildings, a medical facility, and an educational institution, caused five

Osaka, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Namura Shipbuilding Co. is considering building a large dock in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by 2035, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. It will be Japan’s first new large dock since Imabari Shipbuilding Co. completed one at

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 special wards in July surged 96.0 pct from a year before to a record 265.2 million yen, a think tank said Thursday.

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Thursday that it will acquire PCI Energy Solutions, a U.S. provider of software for energy trading management, for 1.4 billion dollars. The acquisition is aimed at promoting the Japanese company’s so-called smart energy services