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(Adnkronos) – Japan is “always open” to dialogue with China. This was stated by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, considered a hawk, after tensions between the two countries triggered by her previous statements on Taiwan. Today, Kyodo news agency reports, Takaichi spoke

(Adnkronos) – ”If Kyiv refuses to negotiate on the merits” of ceding Ukrainian territories, ”Russia will achieve the liberation of the territories by military means”. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Ria Novosti. 

(Adnkronos) – Employees of the Louvre Museum in Paris voted “unanimously” this morning for a second day of strike. This was announced by the trade unions Cfdt T (Confédération française démocratique du travail) and Cgt (Confédération générale du travail). “The strike notice

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of people took to the streets in central Tunis to commemorate the beginning, fifteen years ago, of the so-called Jasmine Revolution which sparked the Arab Springs. On this day, in 2010, the street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi immolated himself in

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to allocate 264.7 billion yen for the development of Okinawa Prefecture in the fiscal 2026 budget, an increase of 500 million yen from the previous year, informed sources

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it will purchase British drinks giant Diageo PLC’s alcohol business in East Africa for 465.4 billion yen. The deal covers beer and spirits operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, where beer demand

Nagoya, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday released a new version of its RAV4 SUV, the first model to use the Japanese automaker’s Arene software platform for better safety. The RAV4 underwent its first full redesign in about six years.

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday expressed her intention to continue talks with China to improve deteriorating bilateral relations over her remarks on a Taiwan contingency. “We want to continue frank dialogue and comprehensively promote a mutually

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo climbed to second place for the first time in global city power rankings released by a Japanese think tank Wednesday, buoyed by a surge in the number of visitors to Japan. London ranked first, while New York

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign visitors to Japan in January-November is estimated to have totaled 39,065,600, already exceeding the annual record high of about 36.87 million marked last year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. The 11-month figure