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(Adnkronos) – Darline Graham, sister of Senator Lindsey who passed away last July 11 and supported by US President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primaries for the Senate in South Carolina. As reported by Nbc, Darline Graham defeated Representative Ralph Norman

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his visiting Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, confirmed Wednesday they will closely cooperate to seek the participation of countries using the Strait of Hormuz in ongoing talks on its future.

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The number of university students in Japan exceeded 3 million for the first time as of May 1, according to a preliminary fiscal 2026 school basic survey released by the education ministry on Wednesday. The figure stood at

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese government officials on Wednesday confirmed that they will adopt an ordinance around late October that includes requirements for serving as a secondary capital. The country’s parliament enacted a bill last month to create a secondary capital in

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan said Wednesday that there is “no reason” for her to be placed under U.S. sanctions. “I can say with certainty that there is no reason for me to be sanctioned,”

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc. said Wednesday that it will open stores in depopulated areas at low cost, aiming to improve residents’ living conditions by providing more shopping opportunities. Lawson plans to open three stores by the

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The defense ministers of Japan, Australia and Indonesia agreed to deepen defense cooperation among the three countries, in their first-ever trilateral talks on Wednesday. The three ministers, Shinjiro Koizumi of Japan, Richard Marles of Australia and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin

(Adnkronos) – Several people are reported missing due to a landslide that occurred in the area near Gyirong port, in the Xizang autonomous region, in southwest China. According to local authorities, the disaster has cut off roads leading to the port, as

(Adnkronos) – Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Adnkronos, Afp)  Tokyo – “Japan plans to provide support for the construction of alternative oil pipelines in the Middle East, in an attempt to improve energy security following the war with Iran,” according to Afp.   The

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wednesday it will seek a record 36,580.3 billion yen in its general-account budget request for fiscal 2027, reflecting rising social welfare costs amid the aging of the country’s population. The figure