News - Page 32

Beijing, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese government on Monday issued a notice urging its citizens to refrain from visiting Japan during the Lunar New Year holiday period between Feb. 15 and 23. In the notice, the Chinese Foreign Ministry claimed that Japan’s

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s head of state Sergio Mattarella held talks at the Quirinal presidential palace in Rome on Monday with the United Nations’ new refugee chief, Iraq’s former president Barham Salih, the Quirinal said in a statement.  Iraq-Kurdish politician Salih is the

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–The average price of newly supplied condominiums in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 wards rose 21.8 pct from the previous year to 136.13 million yen in 2025, hitting a new record high and staying above 100 million yen for

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani was set to hold talks in Rome on Monday with Italy’s ambassador to Switzerland, Lorenzo Cornado after the owner of a Swiss bar where a deadly fire killed 40 people including six young Italians on New

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Monday ordered the North Korean government to pay 88 million yen in compensation to a total of four North Korean defectors and bereaved relatives in Japan over its alleged human rights abuses linked to

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday showed a willingness to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid bilateral tensions over her remarks on a Taiwan contingency. “I’m positive” about meeting with Xi, Takaichi said during a debate

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–A former member of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force reached a final settlement on Monday in a damages lawsuit she filed over sexual assault by five then GSDF members. The settlement, reached at Yokohama District Court, includes the government’s

(Adnkronos) – The “heinous” killing of thousands of civilians by Iran’s security forces during the crackdown on anti-government protests which began last month “demand a clear response, Italy said on Monday.  “The losses suffered by the civilian population during the protests demand

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court has confirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the state in a damages lawsuit filed by 27 children of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima. The top court’s First Petty Bench issued the decision

(Adnkronos) – The former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, accused of crimes against humanity in connection with his war on drug trafficking, will be questioned on February 23 by judges of the International Criminal Court. This was announced today by the