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Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been discharged from a hospital where he underwent treatment for a liver cyst infection, the central bank said Friday. He had been hospitalized since June 9. Ueda is expected to return

(Adnkronos) – Italy stands ready “to do its part” to bring enduring peace to war-ravaged Lebanon, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday as a ceasefire reportedly began between Israel and militant Shia group Hezbollah as part of a cessation of hostilities

Amsterdam, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on a trip to the Netherlands as state guests, visited a pediatric cancer center in Utrecht on Friday. The Imperial couple as well as Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima interacted with

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday decided to appoint Atsushi Ueno, 61, ambassador to Cambodia, as new ambassador to Indonesia, the post that had been vacant for more than six months. The post remained unfilled after former Ambassador to Indonesia

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani has called off a visit to the United States on Monday due to president Donald Trump’s “serious and offensive” remarks about premier Giorgia Meloni after this week’s G7 summit in France, the minister has announced. 

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry on Friday showed new cost estimates for eight candidate routes for the planned extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line between Tsuruga Station in the central prefecture of Fukui and Shin-Osaka Station in the

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–A vessel carrying three Japanese crew members has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, heading for Japan, meaning that no vessels carrying Japanese nationals remain in the Persian Gulf, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday. No health problems

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Junya Ogawa, leader of Japan’s main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, on Friday urged the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito to formally enter negotiations with the CRA on a merger among the three parties. Ogawa separately met

(Adnkronos) – The interim peace accord signed this week between the United States and Iran gives Italy’s economy “some breathing room” but as shipping resumes through the key Strait of Hormuz waterway the cost of oil is set to fall, meaning consumer

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–The dollar rose above 161 yen in Tokyo trading Friday, lifted by expectations for a U.S. interest rate hike. Yen selling accelerated on views that the interest rate gap between the United States and Japan would widen, despite