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18 Agosto 2026

25 Pct Increase Agreed for Pacific Bluefin Tuna Quota

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–An international conference held online Tuesday agreed to expand the catch quota for bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms in the Central and Western Pacific by about 25 pct. At a meeting held in southwestern Japan city
18 Agosto 2026

Russia Lodges Protest to Japan Envoy over Disputed Island

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin on Tuesday summoned Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto and expressed Moscow’s resolute protest over remarks by Japanese officials on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit last week to a disputed northwestern Pacific
18 Agosto 2026

Japan to Require AI Firms to Disclose Training Data

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government panel Tuesday broadly approved a plan to adopt a so-called “principle code” for generative artificial intelligence businesses to protect intellectual property rights, urging firms to disclose their AI training data and methods for collecting such
18 Agosto 2026

Former Komatsu Pres. Sakane Dies at 85

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Masahiro Sakane, former president of major Japanese construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd., died of illness on Aug. 10, it was learned Tuesday. He was 85. A native of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, Sakane served as Komatsu president
18 Agosto 2026

Kumamoto Quake Insurance Claims, Inquiries Top 40,000

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The number of damage reports and insurance claims, inquiries and consultations related to last month’s massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture reached 40,291 as of July 31, the General Insurance Association of Japan said Tuesday. The figure is based
18 Agosto 2026

Syria, power plant explosion on the coast: 3 dead

(Adnkronos) – An explosion of unknown origin at a power plant has caused the death of at least three people in Banias, along Syria’s Mediterranean coast. The Sana agency reports this, citing a health official, and adding that the causes of the
18 Agosto 2026

25 Pct Increase Agreed for Pacific Bluefin Tuna Quota

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–An international conference held online Tuesday agreed to expand the catch quota for bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms in the Central and Western Pacific by about 25 pct. At a meeting held in southwestern Japan city
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