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Beijing, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–A senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official has told visiting Japanese lawmakers that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks last November on a possible Taiwan contingency are the main reason for difficulties in bilateral relations, it was learned Tuesday.

(Adnkronos) – Over 200 Israeli directors have signed a petition to express solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, authors of the documentary ‘Naza’ awarded at the Venice Film Festival. Abraham and Szor have been challenged by Israeli government ministers, who have

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said on Tuesday that it will add tougher measures against malicious host clubs in its action plan to fight human trafficking. Host clubs are bars where male companions entertain women. Malicious ones make customers heavily

(Adnkronos) – More than one in five people killed or injured in recent violence in Yemen is a child. Over 80% of child victims were caused by airstrikes, bombings, or drones. This is denounced by Save the Children, the organization that has

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency said Tuesday that it will closely monitor financial institutions to ensure consumer protection amid the growing use of ultra-long-term mortgages as interest rates and housing prices rise. The popularity of 40- to 50-year mortgages

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday that a fire occurred on the day at its idled Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan. The fire caused no injury or had no impact on the safety of the plant

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Sharp Corp. said Tuesday that it has begun accepting orders for servers designed to run artificial intelligence models. The Japanese company, a unit of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer, aims to achieve 250

(The first sentence of the fourth paragraph should have read, “…did not check her identification…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Ex-Tokyo Massage Shop Owner Found Guilty of Exploiting Thai Girl Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Tuesday

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government adopted a tax system reform package featuring a temporary consumption tax cut for food and an income-linked benefit program, at an extraordinary cabinet meeting Tuesday. The consumption tax rate on food will be lowered from the

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said that it lost contact with a Global Hawk surveillance drone over waters some 50 kilometers off the cost of Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the ASDF website,