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Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a bilateral summit at a state guest house in Tokyo on Thursday, aiming to upgrade their countries’ relationship to a comprehensive and strategic partnership. Marcos

Osaka, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling rejecting the Nuclear Regulation Authority’s safety approval for two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The high court thus found

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Jangmi, the sixth typhoon of the year, may approach Okinawa’s main island and Amami Oshima Island in southern Japan with strong intensity from Monday to Tuesday, possibly bringing strong winds, high waves and heavy rain. The typhoon,

(Adnkronos) – Tragedy in Kenya. At least 16 female students have died due to a fire that broke out in the early hours of today in a dormitory of the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, central Kenya. The Citizen Digital news site

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost over 1,100 points on Thursday, as Iran was reported to have attacked a U.S. military base. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Shunichiro Sato, a member of Japan’s national volleyball team for men, on Thursday on suspicion of cannabis possession in violation of the narcotics control law, investigative sources said. The Metropolitan Police Department alleges that Sato,

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party again proposed drafting a provision that would allow lawmakers’ terms of office to be extended during large-scale disasters, as part of parliamentary debates on amending the Constitution on Thursday. “We need to start

(Adnkronos) – Iranian naval forces reportedly intercepted four vessels, including an American oil tanker, which allegedly attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz without first coordinating maneuvers with Tehran authorities. This was reported in recent hours by the Iranian agency Tasnim, as

(Adnkronos) – An IDF female soldier has died and two reservists were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. The Israeli military announced this morning, the day after the attack. According to initial reports, the

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday indicted a 37-year-old man on charges of killing his 11-year-old adopted son and abandoning the body in a mountain forest. According to the indictment, Yuki Adachi allegedly strangled the son