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Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–“Furusato nozei” hometown donations to earthquake-hit municipalities in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto have exceeded 730 million yen, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. This figure represents the total amount of donations made through four major

Saitama, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–A Vietnamese national in his 30s has made a statement suggesting he killed a 91-year-old woman of Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, according to investigative sources. Acting on the man’s statement, the Saitama prefectural police searched a forested

Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Authorities in Hikawa, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Monday started accepting disaster waste, following a massive earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on Tuesday. Residents formed a long line of cars to dispose of

Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday visited Kumamoto Prefecture for the first time since the southwestern prefecture was hit by a major earthquake Tuesday. After arriving, she boarded a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter and inspected

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The dollar plummeted briefly below 155.50 yen for the first time in roughly three months in Tokyo trading Monday, after Japanese and U.S. authorities intervened to buy the Japanese currency in concerted action Friday, U.S. Eastern time. The

(Adnkronos) – Iran has executed two of its citizens, accusing them of having sent sensitive military information and security coordinates to Israel during the twelve-day war in June and in the current conflict with Iran. The accusations are detailed by the Iranian

(Adnkronos) – Iran has executed two of its citizens, accusing them of having sent sensitive military information and security coordinates to Israel during the twelve-day war in June and in the current conflict with Iran. The accusations are detailed by the Iranian

(Adnkronos) – Two crew members died following an in-flight collision between two helicopters involved in firefighting operations in Greece. The victims are a Danish pilot and a Greek fire department liaison officer. A British pilot and another Greek coordinator on board the

(Adnkronos) – Two crew members died following an in-flight collision between two helicopters involved in firefighting operations in Greece. The victims are a Danish pilot and a Greek fire department liaison officer. A British pilot and another Greek coordinator on board the

Kumamoto, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Temperatures reached 40.3 degrees Celsius in the city of Kumamoto on Monday, topping 40 degrees for the first time on record in the namesake southwestern Japan prefecture, adding to the plight of local residents hit by a powerful