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Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Haraguchi said Tuesday that his ministry will set up a panel of experts to consider introducing punishments on paying for sex. The panel plans to hold its first meeting by the end of March.

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The number of social media posts referring to national security and constitution revisions rocketed toward the end of the official campaign period for Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, Jiji Press analysis has shown. Online discussions on

Milan, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase won the gold medal in the women’s big air event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday, becoming the first Japanese to earn women’s snowboarding gold. Murase’s feat came after Kira Kimura, also from Japan,

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly jumped more than 1,500 points to hit a new all-time intraday high on Tuesday morning, boosted by broad-based buying following a rise in U.S. stocks Monday. At 10:29 a.m., the Nikkei

Washington, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Following the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, the United States plans to enhance cooperation with the Asian ally in security and economic matters. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Centrist Reform Alliance is expected to elect its new leader Friday, following its crushing defeat in Sunday’s House of Representatives election. Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito, the co-leaders of the party, formed by the Constitutional

(Adnkronos) – Around 90 civilians have been killed and another 142 injured in drone attacks conducted over two weeks in Sudan’s Kordofan region. This was stated by Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. “In a period of just over two

(Adnkronos) – As expected and anticipated by lawyer David Markus, Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her right not to answer substantive questions, based on the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. American media report this. The now 64-year-old woman, who is serving a

(Adnkronos) – Somalia signs a defense pact with Saudi Arabia. On X, the Somali Ministry of Defense announced the signing of “a military cooperation agreement” by Somali Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and his Saudi counterpart, Khalid Bin Salman. The agreement, it reads,

(Adnkronos) – The victims – or survivors, as they prefer to call themselves – of the late financier convicted of sex crimes Jeffrey Epstein have launched an appeal for the full publication of documents related to him, in an advertisement video released