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Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government approved a basic policy for women’s empowerment on Thursday, including the goal of doubling the proportion of female engineering students in universities from 18 pct in 2025 to 36 pct in 2040. The government acknowledged

(Adnkronos) – ”Italy and Romania have been explicitly named by the NATO Secretary General as participants in the aggression against Iran. They, along with all other European countries that have supported the American-Israeli aggression against Iran, must explain to their citizens and

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have withdrawn from part of the buffer zone that had been established in southern Lebanon, near the border with northern Israel. Haaretz website reports this, citing a statement made by a US State Department official

(Adnkronos) – More than 10,000 people may have lost their lives due to the earthquake that struck Caracas in the past few hours. This is revealed by estimates released by the US Geological Survey, according to which there is a 44% probability

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Canadian defense minister David McGuinty on Thursday highlighted the importance of his country’s cooperation with Japan in the fields of artificial intelligence and critical minerals. Referring to the bilateral agreement enabling mutual exports of defense equipment that entered

Kobe, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan policymaker Naoki Tamura said Thursday that the central bank expects to raise interest rates “once every few months.” The BOJ “has a plan in mind of raising rates by 0.25 percentage point once every few

Nagoya, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Shareholder proposals to dismiss the president and chairman of Chubu Electric Power Co. over alleged underestimation of seismic risks linked to the firm’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan were rejected at an annual general meeting Thursday.

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared to end at a new record high Thursday, powered by buying of artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related stocks. The index of 225 major issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. plans to offer buyout packages to administrative staff at five factories in Japan, including one in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, in September as part of its restructuring efforts, company officials said Thursday. How

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Thursday to introduce numerical standards for defining dangerous driving resulting in death or injury. At a plenary meeting, the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, unanimously approved the bill to revise