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Sapporo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–A group of Ainu indigenous people in Hokkaido, northern Japan, has started a lawsuit demanding that the remains of 279 Ainu ancestors held by a state facility be returned to their descendants. The suit was filed Friday with

Tsu, Mie Pref., May 9 (Jiji Press)–The Mie prefectural government in central Japan is considering not restoring the nationality requirement for its fiscal 2026 employment examinations, officials have said. The prefecture considers the reinstatement unfeasible at least for now, as it is

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–At a time when the Nikkei 225 stock average is hitting record highs, Japanese police are warning of online investment scams, particularly fake websites that display large profits and encourage additional investments. “There are probably victims who are

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government hopes that US president Donald Trump does not withdraw troops from Germany and elsewhere in Europe amid a widening rift between the Trump administration, Nato allies and other partners in Europe, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday. 

(Adnkronos) – In their talks in Rome on Friday with United States secretary of state Marco Rubio, Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni and foreign minister Antonio Tajani underlined that a “robust” agreement is needed with Iran “to guarantee peace and stability”, foreign minister

(Adnkronos) – The leader of the French Rassemblement National, Jordan Bardella, is reportedly at the center of an investigation launched by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Eppo) into the alleged misappropriation of EU funds related to “media training” sessions. Politico reports this,

(Adnkronos) – The Virginia Supreme Court today rejected the new electoral map that would have given Democrats an advantage in four House districts, thus inflicting a very tough defeat on the party ahead of next November’s midterm elections.   The Virginia Supreme

(Adnkronos) – The State Department has announced the start of a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States, the latest sign of growing tensions between the Trump administration and Mexico, a close and traditional US partner. The State Department

(Adnkronos) – Iran is still examining the United States’ proposal to end the conflict and will announce its decision “once the evaluation is complete.” This was stated by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei in an interview with Tasnim news agency.  Baghaei

(Adnkronos) – Poland is the first country to have signed, today, an agreement with the European Commission to finance the modernization of its armed forces and the arms industry, receiving a loan of almost 44 billion euros under the Safe program, of