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Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan showed its “long-term commitment” to mine clearance in Ukraine in a two-day international conference held in Tokyo until Thursday, a senior official of the U.N. Development Program said. The conference “underscored Japan’s and UNDP’s long-term commitment…to enabling

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested a man carrying knives near the U.S. Embassy in the Japanese capital on Friday for allegedly obstructing official duties. Around 2:30 p.m., the man, apparently in his 30s, was questioned by a riot police officer

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week ended Sunday rose 109 yen from the previous week to 4,251 yen per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry said Friday. The increase was

Osaka, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Sharp Corp. plans to launch an electric vehicle under joint development with its Taiwanese parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., in fiscal 2027, it was learned Friday. The Japanese electronics maker unveiled a prototype of its compact

Osaka, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court on Friday found the House of Councillors election in July constitutional, rejecting a claim by a group of lawyers that the election results should be nullified due to vote-value disparities. The plaintiffs plan to file

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Gas Co. said Friday that it has signed a letter of intent for a liquefied natural gas development project in Alaska with a subsidiary of Glenfarne Group LLC, which leads the project. Tokyo Gas will consider procuring

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Friday underlined its appeal for a worldwide ceasefire during the Milano Cortina Olympics from 6-22 February after saying earlier this month it would submit a proposal to the United Nations for a global truce during the event.  “With

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that the government may issue bonds to finance a supplementary budget that will feature measures to reduce the impact of higher inflation. Katayama, who was appointed by new Prime Minister Sanae

Washington, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan should perceive its trade deal with the United States as an “investment” for the future of the bilateral alliance, Alexander Gray, former deputy assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump in his first term, said. “If we do

(Adnkronos) – Italy will help train the leaders of a future Palestinian state via a “corridor” that is bringing talented Palestinian students and researchers from Gaza to its universities, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said late Thursday.  “‘We (the foreign ministry) have opened