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(Adnkronos) – Japan has awarded Italian diplomat and former head of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, Filippo Grandi, its prestigious Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun for his role in bolstering the country’s collaboration with UNHCR and supporting

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to begin a health survey as early as this year on residents of coastal areas hit by the outbreak of Minamata mercury poisoning disease caused by water pollution from industrial waste. The survey on

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Consumer sentiment in Japan fell for the second consecutive month in April, hit by rising tensions over Iran, a Cabinet Office survey showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index, which covers households with two or more members,

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is planning to visit South Korea in late June to hold talks with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, it was learned Thursday. This will be Koizumi’s first visit to South Korea since

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Selling hit Japan’s stock and bond markets, as well as its currency, on Thursday amid surging crude oil prices fueled by concerns over the Middle East. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei 225 average temporarily fell below

(Adnkronos) – Career diplomat Stephen Hickey has been appointed the United Kingdom’s new envoy to Italy and San Marino and will take up his post in June, the embassy said in a statement on Thursday.  Hickey is a former UK ambassador to

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police placed a 44-year-old man on the public wanted list Thursday, a day after he attacked two high school students with a hammer and sprayed liquid at police officers responding to the incident in Fussa in Tokyo.

New York, April 29 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese diplomat pledged to “resolutely prevent Japan from acquiring nuclear weapons” at a review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on Wednesday, calling on the international community to “stay on high alert.” Japan “is pushing to

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Thursday that the country’s time to take “decisive action” against the yen’s rapid depreciation is “approaching.” Following Katayama’s remarks, the dollar briefly slipped below 160 yen after climbing as high as around

Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average temporarily fell below 59,000 on Thursday, dragged down by surging crude oil prices amid the deepening turmoil in the Middle East. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock