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Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Kyocera Corp., Fujifilm Holdings Corp. and other Japanese firms are considering investing in Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors, it was learned Friday. The new funds are expected to put the Japanese chipmaker on track to

(Adnkronos) – ”A ceasefire limited to ports and energy infrastructure could be useful”. This is what Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed during a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, according to the Ankara presidency. Turkey, Erdogan reiterated, supports peace efforts between

(Adnkronos) – Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani “share a common vision of Europe’s role,” Tajani wrote Friday on X after talks with Merz at a European People’s Party meeting in Heidelberg.  “In Heidelberg, I had a very

(Adnkronos) – Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2023, has been arrested in Iran. The Hengaw human rights organization announced this, explaining that Mohammadi was arrested in Mashhad, a city in northeastern Iran, and taken to an unknown location.  Along with her,

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–“Black Box Diaries,” an Oscar-nominated film directed by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito documenting her experience after suffering sexual violence, was released in Japan on Friday. “I spent 10 years making the film,” Ito said in a speech after

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to appoint Junichi Hanzawa, 60, president of its key operating subsidiary MUFG Bank, to succeed Hironori Kamezawa as president of the parent holding company, it was learned Friday. Kamezawa, 64, will step

(Adnkronos) – Debris from a Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in Tver, about 180 kilometers northwest of Moscow, injuring seven people and sparking a fire. Local authorities reported this: regional governor Vitaly Korolyov spoke of six adults and one child injured

(Adnkronos) – Sweeping reforms of the foreign ministry from 1 January are aimed at dealing with ‘increasingly fierce’ global competition, “unprecedented” trade tensions, a plethora of conflicts and “disruptive” artificial intelligence, whose emergence is impacting people’s daily lives, foreign minister Antonio Tajani

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–A bill related to a cut in the number of seats in Japan’s House of Representatives is unlikely to be enacted during the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet, or parliament, which ends Wednesday. While senior officials of

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions compiled a draft proposal on Friday to seek a monthly pay scale hike of at least 12,000 yen in next year’s “shunto” spring wage negotiations. JAW, which consists of labor unions