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Washington, July 7 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday credited his high-tariff policy with prompting Toyota Motor Corp. to decide to move production of its Tacoma pickup truck from Mexico to the United States. “A really big deal,” Trump said in

Ankara, July 7 (Jiji Press)–NATO and its Indo-Pacific Four partners agreed in a meeting on Tuesday to strengthen their coordination in areas such as defense industry cooperation and cybersecurity. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte convened the roughly 30-minute meeting with the IP4–Japan, South

Ankara, July 7 (Jiji Press)–NATO and its Indo-Pacific Four partners agreed in a meeting on Tuesday to strengthen their coordination in areas such as defense industry cooperation and cybersecurity. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte convened the roughly 30-minute meeting with the IP4–Japan, South

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly climbed to a new 29-year high of 2.865 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Wednesday. JGBs faced selling

Ankara, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea shared concern over the recent launch of a ballistic missile by a nuclear-powered Chinese navy submarine at a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Japanese Foreign Minister

Nagoya, July 8 (Jiji Press)–A closely watched high-speed magnetic levitation train line project in Japan still faces many challenges, including huge construction costs seen totaling 11 trillion yen, although it has cleared a major hurdle with much-awaited consent from a prefectural governor.

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The Philippines has reached a broad agreement with Japan on the transfer of five Abukuma-class destroyers from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force after their retirement, Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Manila, Teodoro

(Adnkronos) – Six people “suspected of having played a role” in starting fires in the south of France have been arrested by the gendarmerie. This was announced by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in a post on ‘X’. “The State’s response will be

(Adnkronos) – At least five women have accused Rabat Archbishop Cristobal Lopez Romero of sexual violence, prompting the Spanish-born cleric to announce his “temporary detachment” pending a Vatican investigation. This was reported by Afp, explaining that it had interviewed a retired woman

(Adnkronos) – France will return 50 million euros to Syria that had been seized from the Assad family. This was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Damascus. On the sidelines of the Elysée chief’s visit to the Syrian