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Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–A law to criminalize acts of damaging Japan’s national flag came into effect Thursday, amid unresolved concerns about its impact on expressive activities following criticisms that the scope of punishable acts is unclear. Under the Japanese law, those

Seoul, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–South Korea’s Supreme Court on Wednesday finalized a lower court ruling ordering Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp. to pay 80 million won, or about 9 million yen, in damages to the bereaved family of a Korean wartime laborer. The

(Adnkronos) – When in Tokyo the thermometer reaches 38 degrees, even a city accustomed to frantic rhythms seems to slow down. It is the most unexpected face of the Japanese summer, as told by Jiji Press: a season made of shade, ghost

(Adnkronos) – The extreme heatwaves that have occurred this summer could cost France “between 10 and 15 billion euros”. This was stated by the French Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut. “We can estimate — in any case, this is INSEE’s estimate

(Adnkronos) – “The ‘vision’ of the ‘Mecca Agreement’ announced last Friday by the three countries, a result of the ‘new circumstances imposed by developments in our region’, is ‘not limited’ to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. The Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,

(Adnkronos) – Turkish diplomacy chief Hakan Fidan will visit Egypt tomorrow and Friday. The Turkish agency Anadolu reports that talks with Badr Abdelatty are scheduled, as well as a face-to-face meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. At the top of the

Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc. plans to realign the functions of its group companies, its president, Hisanobu Watanabe, has said in a recent interview with Jiji Press. The regional banking group aims to improve its operational efficiency by

(Adnkronos) – National mourning in Colombia after Monday’s devastating earthquake. Authorities have declared three days of national mourning. Flags at half-mast in public buildings and diplomatic representations abroad during the mourning period. 

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Wednesday announced basic policies for his bid for a third term, in which he pledges to uphold locals’ opposition to the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station within