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Brussels, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The European Parliament said Thursday that it has selected the International Criminal Court and its staff for the 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, recognizing their efforts to defend human rights and democracy. The parliament lauded the

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday presented a revised proposal to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31. The new plan was submitted by the party’s Keisuke Suzuki, former justice

Nagoya, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji failed to win a third straight Asian Para Games singles gold medal on Thursday but secured silver, at the ongoing competition being held mainly in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi. In

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry is mulling a plan to launch a team of so-called white hat hackers, or ethical security experts with advanced cybersecurity knowledge, to assist companies in responding to cyberattacks, it was learned Thursday. In light of

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government, in a rare move, has repeatedly urged people to take precautions after critical vulnerabilities were detected in the PHP programming language, which is widely used for websites. The moves reflected concerns that a delayed response

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan will switch to a post-departure refund system for consumption tax for travelers from abroad on Nov. 1, following a series of cases in which purchased tax-free goods were resold in Japan at prices including tax. Foreign visitors

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry plans to establish a new graduate school program enabling working adults to obtain teaching licenses within one year, allowing them to retrain for teaching careers, it was learned Thursday. The program will provide participants with

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday presented a compromise proposal to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31. The new proposal was shown at a meeting among nine political parties

(Adnkronos) – The French President, Emmanuel Macron, returning from a long mission in the Gulf, has convened a security council today at the Élysée to review the violence recorded during the October 17 demonstrations and to strengthen security measures in view of

(Adnkronos) – The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as the Gulf kingdom is being targeted by a series of almost daily attacks, with at least three people killed last