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(Adnkronos) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stated that his government will crack down on hate speech following Sunday’s deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, which targeted a Jewish festival. Fifteen people were killed when two gunmen opened fire during a ceremony

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government conducted for the first time a tabletop exercise under the scenario of a major infrastructure disruption, given an increase in cyberattacks globally. Some 300 people from related government organizations and infrastructure businesses, including electricity and

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co. said Thursday that it will start over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill in Japan on Feb. 2, marking the first time in the country that such a pill will be sold without a

Suita, Osaka Pref., Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, showed to the press Wednesday its recently completed facility to preserve its train that crashed in April 2005 to kill 106 passengers and the train’s driver. JR West has

Nara, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese public prosecutors sought a life sentence Thursday for defendant Tetsuya Yamagami on charges of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in 2022. In the 15th hearing of the lay-judge trial at Nara District

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese and U.S. officials met online on Thursday to discuss which U.S. projects will receive Japanese funding as part of a trade agreement between the two countries, the Japanese government said. The two sides confirmed that they will

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency aims to submit a bill to tighten rules on drone flights near key facilities based on a report by an expert team released Thursday. The team proposed expanding the no-fly zones to about 1,000

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a government plan to increase state funds provided for the development of Okinawa Prefecture by 500 million yen from the previous year to 264.7 billion yen in fiscal 2026. The

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government and ruling bloc plan to extend a corporate tax break program for companies relocating their headquarters functions from Tokyo’s 23 special wards to regional areas for two years until the end of March 2028, Jiji Press

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. may post a consolidated net profit of 2 trillion yen earlier than the currently expected period of around 2030, President Toru Nakashima has said. On the back of brisk domestic business, the