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Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese upstart political party Sanseito has submitted two bills aimed at preventing espionage, seeking tougher penalties for leaking information to foreign governments and laying out a national counterintelligence framework. Sanseito hopes to draw support from the ruling Liberal

(Typo in 3rd para corrected) Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Department store sales in Japan in October rose 4.3 pct from a year earlier on a same-store basis thanks to strong inbound travel demand, extending their winning streak to three months, according to

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly rose over 1,000 points Wednesday morning, as investors bought a variety of names in anticipation of an additional U.S. interest rate cut. The key index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–The profit margin at general hospitals in Japan, excluding psychiatric institutions, stood at minus 7.3 pct on average in fiscal 2024, which ended in March, a health ministry survey showed Wednesday. The figure improved by 0.2 percentage point

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–Defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy have affirmed their close cooperation on the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. The trilateral cooperation was confirmed in a Tuesday teleconference among Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, British Defense

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–In the face of a serious shortage of drivers in the logistics industry, Japan’s government and commercial vehicle makers are accelerating experiments aimed at putting self-driving trucks into practical use. They are aiming to attain so-called Level 4

(Adnkronos) – The majority of Germans are against the idea of Germany taking on a military leadership role in Europe: according to a Forsa public opinion poll commissioned by the Körber Foundation, promoter of a foreign policy forum currently underway in Berlin,

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to create joint business ventures with strategic partner Saudi Arabia in the Mideast, Africa and elsewhere within the framework of Riyadh’s Vision 2030 economic diversification plan and the major events the Kingdom will host in the coming decade,

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Senate building, Palazzo Madama will be illuminated in orange from sunset on Tuesday to dawn on Wednesday to mark the start of the United Nations Orange the World campaign to end violence against women, according to the Senate.  The

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese women’s basketball and volleyball teams won gold medals at the Tokyo Deaflympics on Tuesday. Japan narrowly beat the United States 65-64 in the women’s basketball final, and trumped Turkey to win their first women’s volleyball gold