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Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly climbed to a new 29-year high of 2.865 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Wednesday. JGBs faced selling

Ankara, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea shared concern over the recent launch of a ballistic missile by a nuclear-powered Chinese navy submarine at a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Japanese Foreign Minister

Nagoya, July 8 (Jiji Press)–A closely watched high-speed magnetic levitation train line project in Japan still faces many challenges, including huge construction costs seen totaling 11 trillion yen, although it has cleared a major hurdle with much-awaited consent from a prefectural governor.

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The Philippines has reached a broad agreement with Japan on the transfer of five Abukuma-class destroyers from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force after their retirement, Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Manila, Teodoro

(Adnkronos) – Six people “suspected of having played a role” in starting fires in the south of France have been arrested by the gendarmerie. This was announced by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in a post on ‘X’. “The State’s response will be

(Adnkronos) – At least five women have accused Rabat Archbishop Cristobal Lopez Romero of sexual violence, prompting the Spanish-born cleric to announce his “temporary detachment” pending a Vatican investigation. This was reported by Afp, explaining that it had interviewed a retired woman

(Adnkronos) – France will return 50 million euros to Syria that had been seized from the Assad family. This was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Damascus. On the sidelines of the Elysée chief’s visit to the Syrian

(Adnkronos) – The European Commission has presented an action plan to address in a structured way the risks and opportunities related to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models in cybersecurity. This was learned from a statement issued by the community executive, which recalls

(Adnkronos) – Italy is promoting greater strategic cooperation with Gulf partners at all levels, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a meeting of Nato foreign ministers, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar on Tuesday which focused on security in the region

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–A local court on Tuesday sentenced a former worker at an elderly care home in the city of Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, to 20 years in prison for murdering a resident of the facility