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Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling camp led by the Liberal Democratic Party proposed on Tuesday that newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi deliver her first policy speech in the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Friday. The ruling bloc made the proposal

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday placed her husband, Taku Yamamoto, as the country’s first male spouse of the prime minister, or “first gentleman.” Yamamoto, 73, told Jiji Press by phone

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Keiichi Ichikawa as secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat to replace Masataka Okano, informed sources said Tuesday. The proposed replacement would come only nine months

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 special wards in April-September hit a record high for the third straight year, Real Estate Economic Institute Co. said Tuesday. The figure

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister Tuesday, 80 years after women in the Asian nation gained suffrage. This means that Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, broke the country’s highest glass ceiling, although

(Adnkronos) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has entered La Santé prison in Paris, where he will serve five years of detention. On the way to the penitentiary, Sarkozy shared a tweet in which he declared himself ”innocent”, speaking of a ”judicial

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani is tracking the cases of around 180 Napoli fans arrested by Dutch police overnight in the southern city of Eindhoven ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League match against PSV.   “I am following the case of

(Adnkronos) – The man who attempted to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 15 last year has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for terrorism. Juraj Cintula, a 71-year-old pensioner with a passion for poetry, had shot Fico with

(Adnkronos) – A drone attack has hit an area near the international airport of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, which tomorrow – as announced – is expected to reopen for domestic flights for the first time in over two years. Witnesses told the

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, who became Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, is “caring” and “strong-willed,” according to her longtime friends. Motoko Shimada, 64, of the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, attended the same school as Takaichi from elementary