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(Adnkronos) – The foreign ministry and Adnkronos news agency have launched a new podcast, ‘The Sphere’, which dissects Italy’s foreign policy priorities, diplomacy and culture, as well as issues facing the Mediterranean region, the ministry said Friday on its website.  An array

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, earned most among leaders of political parties in the country in 2024, annual political funds reports showed Friday. Takaichi had 255.37 million yen in revenue

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the latest issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, rose to 1.950 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Friday, reaching the highest level since July 2007. Selling spread in

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–Medical institutions and the Self-Defense Forces are the most trusted organizations or groups of people in Japan, a survey by a Jiji Press affiliate showed Friday. According to Central Research Services Inc., medical institutions were the most trusted

(Adnkronos) – At Notre-Dame de Paris, the number of visitors exceeded that before the fire of April 15, 2019: one year after its reopening, the restored cathedral welcomed 11 million people from all over the world.   Last December 7, Notre-Dame had

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–The average value of assets held by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her 18 cabinet ministers stood at 66.41 million yen as of the launch of the cabinet on Oct. 21, government data showed Friday. The data

(Adnkronos) – The Bundestag is expected to vote today on the pension reform package proposed by the coalition supporting Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, consisting of CDU/CSU and SPD. The result of the vote should be announced after 1 PM this afternoon. The

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday he will meet with his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, in Tokyo on Sunday. The two ministers are expected to discuss the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, where China is making maritime

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)–The number of My Number personal identification cards owned by individuals in Japan has topped 100 million, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The ministry said that 100,029,804 My Number cards were held as of Wednesday, or 80.3