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Seattle, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki, the first Asian inducted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame, was honored with a statue unveiled at the Seattle Mariners’ home stadium on Friday. The statue depicts Ichiro in a familiar

Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)–Supply confusion for naphtha, an oil product used to make daily necessities, continues amid tensions in the Middle East, prompting concerns about its widespread impact on Japanese industries and households. Naphtha, along with gasoline, gas oil, and fuel

(Adnkronos) – An exemplary sentence in Russia. Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for corruption by the Moscow military court as part of the clean-up operation at the Ministry of Defense starting in

(Adnkronos) – Russia could resume direct flights between Moscow and Havana and promote tourism programs in Cuba, as part of “a series of practical cooperation measures” between the two countries discussed yesterday by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, on a mission to

(Adnkronos) – Risk of diplomatic crisis on the Tokyo-Auckland axis. The possible installation in the New Zealand capital of a monument in honor of the so-called “comfort women” – women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during World War II

(Adnkronos) – Japan officially enters a new ‘era’ in its relations with China: for the first time in a decade, Tokyo has changed the definition of the Chinese giant in its Diplomatic Bluebook of Japan (Gaiko Seisho), the annual strategic report published

(Adnkronos) – China and North Korea aim to relaunch their strategic axis, with Beijing calling for intensified political and diplomatic coordination between the two allies. During a meeting with Pyongyang leader Kim Jong-un, the Chinese Foreign Minister stated that the two countries

(Adnkronos) – The Gulf countries are preparing to redesign their security architecture after the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran, amidst the search for new partners and the awareness that in the long term, the threat from Tehran will remain.

(Adnkronos) – “The recent Israeli decision to establish over 30 new settlements in the occupied West Bank is illegal under international law and seriously undermines the prospects for peace and the two-state solution.” This was stated in a press release by the

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The head of a Japanese consortium established to expedite the development of smart contact lens said Friday that the group aims to put such products into practical use around 2030. “While foreign information technology giants have led the