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Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Environment Ministry plans to begin full-scale efforts aimed at recycling soil collected during decontamination work following the 2011 nuclear accident in northeastern Japan. The ministry is seeking to reuse soil with low levels of radioactive contamination,

By Masaru Urano Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom has expressed high hopes for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “ambition” on policy goals for various fields including security and supply chain resilience. “As the world around us is

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Workplaces across Japan are starting to stock sanitary napkins, like toilet paper, to help women work with a greater sense of ease. Household goods makers Kao Corp. and Unicharm Corp. have rolled out services to stock sanitary pads

Paris, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to make an official visit to Japan in early April, a French government official said Friday. The trip is intended to reaffirm cooperation with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the

Silicon Valley, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–U.S. artificial intelligence developer OpenAI said Friday that it has secured 110 billion dollars in new investment, including 30 billion dollars from Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group Corp. The owner of the ChatGPT generative AI chatbot said

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese women’s national soccer team, known as Nadeshiko Japan, scrapped white shorts from its uniform in response to players’ concerns over period anxiety. Since last year, Nadeshiko Japan has changed the color of its shorts, although the

(Adnkronos) – The military spokesman for the M23 rebel movement, Willy Ngoma, has been killed. Several sources confirmed this to Africa Report, adding that the man “died in a drone attack in Masisi territory.” The exact circumstances of his death remain unclear.

(Adnkronos) – “We don’t pay.” Less than seven weeks before the elections in Hungary, billboards line the streets of Budapest showing an AI-generated image of Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Manfred Weber, President

(Adnkronos) – Pakistan’s military states that “274 Taliban and terrorists” have been killed and “more than 400 wounded” in operations launched in recent hours against Afghanistan. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reports this. The toll confirmed by the spokesperson for the Pakistani Army

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the ban imposed on 37 humanitarian organizations in the Gaza Strip, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Oxfam, which will therefore be able to continue operating, albeit with strong limitations.   The measure