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Tokyo, June 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks turned down sharply in early Thursday trading, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 average briefly tumbling more than 1,100 points. At 9:38 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section

Tokyo, June 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan Business Federation Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui has stressed the importance of “steadily boosting” growth potential of the country’s economy. For that purpose, the country needs to build an “investment-driven economy” through corporate capital spending, research and development investment,

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani and Norway’s trade and industry minister Cecilie Myrseth will on Monday open the Italy-Norway Business Forum, which is being attended by business community representatives, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  Following Tajani and Myrseth’s addresses,

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to visit Britain, Italy and France from June 13 through June 18, government sources said Wednesday. The trip, during which she will attend a Group of Seven summit in France, will

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–Radiation levels have fallen to around the national average in about 70 pct of Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the Secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday. As of last December, air radiation levels in these Fukushima areas

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito attended the opening ceremony of the Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo on Wednesday. The conference, the first international meeting focused on oceans and island nations, was held as island countries face mounting challenges linked

(Adnkronos) – Nine Palestinians from Gaza are set to study advance art, music and choreography while eight others will continue their university studies in Italy after arriving in the country on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  The 17 Gazans

(Adnkronos) – Israeli authorities have given the green light for the construction of 2,162 housing units in three settlements in the West Bank. The Times of Israel reports that the expansion of the settlements was approved by the Higher Planning Council of

(Adnkronos) – The Pentagon has hired Elias Irizarry, a former participant in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots and subsequently convicted, for a position in the office dealing with classified military operations and counterterrorism. Informed sources told the Washington Post that the

(Adnkronos) – At least 11 officers and a police dog were injured during violent protests that erupted last night in Southampton, southern England, according to Hampshire and Isle of Wight police. Tensions flared near a police station, where a demonstration related to