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15 Dicembre 2025

China Sanctions Ex-Japan SDF Chief over Taiwan Links

Beijing, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff who currently serves as a political adviser to the executive branch of Taiwan’s government. The sanctions, which
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan’s Last 2 Pandas to Return to China in Jan.

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only remaining giant pandas in Japan, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo
15 Dicembre 2025

Chile: Meloni congratulates Kast on presidential win

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s rightwing premier Giorgia Meloni has welcomed ultraconservative Jose Antonio Kast’s victory in Chile’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – the latest in a string of wins for the far-right in Latin America from Argentina to Ecuador.   “I congratulate
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan to Set Minimum Wage Target Next Summer: Takaichi

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will consider a new minimum wage target in detail toward next summer, when it will release a new growth strategy. She made the remark at the Budget Committee
15 Dicembre 2025

Japan’s Last 2 Pandas to Return to China in Jan.

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only giant pandas in Japan, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo in
15 Dicembre 2025

Hiroshima A-Bomb Victim Identified by DNA Test

Hiroshima, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The remains of a victim of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, have been identified using the first DNA testing of preserved hair, the city government said Monday. The victim was identified as Hatsue Kajiyama,
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