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12 Giugno 2026

Shinkumi Bank for Koreans in Japan Ordered to Suspend Biz

Sapporo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday ordered a “shinyo kumiai” credit association, or shinkumi bank, for Korean residents to suspend part of its operations after its management team was found to have covered up an executive’s embezzlements of
12 Giugno 2026

Japan to Draw Up Rules to Protect Intellectual Property in AI Age

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government adopted an intellectual property promotion program on Friday, including a plan to draw up rules to protect intellectual property rights amid the rapid spread of generative artificial intelligence. At a meeting of the Intellectual Property
12 Giugno 2026

“Furusato Nozei” Program Posts Losses in Most Years

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s “furusato nozei” hometown donation program offering tax incentives resulted in aggregate net losses for local governments nationwide in most of the eight years from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2024, a Board of Audit of Japan survey showed
12 Giugno 2026

Italy defends Europe’s position on US-Israel-Iran conflict

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Friday defended his and other European countries’ non-involvement in the three-month-old United States-Israel war on Iran which has escalated in the Middle East region, denying reported remarks by US president Donald Trump that Italy,
12 Giugno 2026

Japanese Premium Citrus Variety May Have Been Leaked to China

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Seedlings of Beni Princess, a premium citrus variety developed by the western Japan prefecture of Ehime, may have been leaked to China, Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki said Friday. The agriculture ministry learned last year that seedlings with
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