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(Adnkronos) – Thousands of police officers on the streets of New Delhi. New protests are expected tomorrow in the Indian capital to demand the resignation of the head of the Election Commission, and according to the Press Trust of India agency, more

(Adnkronos) – Tokyo’s historic Hyakudan Kaidan building reopened to the public on October 1st, after a year-long closure, with a special event allowing visitors to “directly” enjoy the charm of its 1930s architecture and ornaments. Jiji Press reports that in the event,

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday that it had taken enforcement action against an Asian food store that stocked and sold meat products from Vietnam and Indonesia, whose imports are prohibited in principle, in the first such crackdown. On

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a damages order against a website operator who made imitation band scores available for free. The top court’s Second Petty Bench thus finalized the Tokyo High Court order that the website operator

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The average number of new influenza cases per regularly monitored medical institution in Japan stood at 11.35 in the week through Sunday, exceeding the alert level of 10, the health ministry said Friday. The figure, based on reports

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to nine years in prison for attempting to murder Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group criticizing public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., in March last year. Presiding

(Adnkronos) – Five people, including three children, died in yesterday’s collapse of a building in Istanbul, where the lower floors crumbled while the upper ones remained standing on the rubble. The collapse occurred in the Asian part of the metropolis, the city

(Adnkronos) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that his former military secretary Avi Gil was aware “like others” of the imminent Hamas-led assault of October 7, 2023, “and chose not to wake the prime minister in time.” The Israeli premier himself stated

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday ordered Prudential Life Insurance Co. and Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., both part of the U.S. Prudential Financial Inc. group, to suspend some operations for more than three months over fraud committed by

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her intention on Friday to keep embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana in his post. “I want him to leverage his abundant knowledge and policymaking ability and work harder than anyone to strengthen