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Naha, Okinawa Pref., March 6 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a seven-year prison sentence given to a 23-year-old U.S. Marine charged with nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury to a woman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in May 2024.

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, submitted a proposal Friday for revising the operational guidelines for the country’s three principles on defense equipment exports, aiming to pave the way for allowing

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday adopted a bill to promote work-style reform for truck drivers by supporting systems that enable logistics firms to relay cargo, allowing drivers to limit their work to day trips. The bill to revise

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, submitted a proposal Friday for revising the operational guidelines for the country’s three principles on defense equipment exports, aiming to pave the way for allowing

Yamamoto, Miyagi Pref., March 6 (Jiji Press)–Suguru Kikuchi, an employee of the Yamamoto town government in Miyagi Prefecture, worked to support recovery and reconstruction in a disaster-hit area of the Noto Peninsula following the powerful earthquake that struck there on New Year’s

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will visit Japan for six days from Thursday, the Japanese government has said. It will be the first trip to Japan by a Bhutanese prime minister since Tobgay made a visit roughly eight

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement for free trade, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The UAE will eliminate its tariffs on major finished vehicles imported from Japan within seven

(Adnkronos) – The United States-Israel-Iran war could have a disastrous impact on hunger worldwide, as soaring fuel and transport costs will be followed by fertiliser and food price hikes, United Nations World Food Programme chief Cindy McCain warned on Thursday.  “The crisis

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi condemned Iran on Thursday over the country’s counterstrikes following attacks by the United States and Israel. In telephone talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Takaichi noted that Iran’s attacks targeted diplomatic facilities as

(Adnkronos) – The international order broke down when Russia launched its full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Italy’s foreign minister told the Senate upper house of parliament on Thursday while reporting to lawmakers on the widening United States-Israel-Iran conflict.  “Everything